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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Farmington, NM

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Farmington, NM earns $57,440 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,793 a month.

10th percentile
$36,200
25th percentile
$45,800
Median percentile
$57,440
75th percentile
$82,670
90th percentile
$92,880

Based on 500 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$45,518 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,440
Federal income tax−$4,713
Social Security + Medicare−$4,394
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,815
Monthly take-home$3,793
Every two weeks$1,751

Does it go far here?

$65,491Median pay in Farmington, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($956 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Farmington, NM

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$95,170
Registered Nurses$83,070
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,840
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,770
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,520
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$64,500
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,190
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,070

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