High paying jobs in Farmington, NM

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Farmington, NM. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Farmington, NM run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Farmington, NM salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Farmington, NM · Employed

1Dentists, General$195,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,490 – $304,74050
2Pharmacists$147,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$121,410 – $168,46080
3Physician Assistants$142,890
Master's degree
$95,170 – $162,39050
4Medical and Health Services Managers$129,400
Bachelor's degree
$90,450 – $190,780150
5Nurse Practitioners$126,900
Master's degree
$112,470 – $187,29060
6Financial Managers$125,990
Bachelor's degree
$80,010 – $195,07090
7Industrial Production Managers$123,140
Bachelor's degree
$81,470 – $185,21050
8Computer and Information Systems Managers$122,400
Bachelor's degree
$80,770 – $169,41050
9Education Administrators, All Other$118,080
Bachelor's degree
$106,930 – $134,51040
10Managers, All Other$115,920
Bachelor's degree
$80,130 – $189,240110
11Software Developers$113,780
Bachelor's degree
$76,790 – $226,45050
12Petroleum Engineers$111,570
Bachelor's degree
$80,460 – $191,78030
13Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$108,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,280 – $155,36050
14Lawyers$108,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,710 – $177,720100
15Sales Managers$107,110
Bachelor's degree
$71,490 – $171,030120
16Administrative Services Managers$105,770
Bachelor's degree
$67,320 – $159,490110
17School Psychologists$104,740
Master's degree
$85,950 – $123,27050
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,520
Master's degree
$95,940 – $130,580190
19Construction Managers$102,780
Bachelor's degree
$68,960 – $166,750190
20Physical Therapists$98,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,210 – $135,99060
21Civil Engineers$97,470
Bachelor's degree
$59,230 – $135,03060
22First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$96,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,350 – $116,86050
23Project Management Specialists$96,210
Bachelor's degree
$57,000 – $152,520150
24General and Operations Managers$95,170
Bachelor's degree
$46,250 – $197,990790
25Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$94,920
Bachelor's degree
$54,080 – $122,93060
26Occupational Therapists$93,590
Master's degree
$76,250 – $121,88050
27Real Estate Sales Agents$91,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,600 – $152,71030
28Speech-Language Pathologists$91,120
Master's degree
$58,660 – $127,73050
29Dental Hygienists$90,420
Associate's degree
$81,130 – $101,500120
30Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$90,080
Bachelor's degree
$45,140 – $130,18040
31Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$85,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610 – $86,00050
32Computer Systems Analysts$84,000
Bachelor's degree
$57,570 – $139,60050
33Registered Nurses$83,070
Bachelor's degree
$65,640 – $115,840840
34Instructional Coordinators$82,550
Master's degree
$74,570 – $126,24040
35Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,530 – $97,700220
36Management Analysts$79,440
Bachelor's degree
$53,890 – $132,03070
37Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,190
Bachelor's degree
$59,930 – $91,480130
38Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$78,440
Master's degree
$47,480 – $97,610100
39First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,950 – $116,410260
40Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,780
Bachelor's degree
$40,000 – $115,920290
41Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,090 – $96,390120
42Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,840
Bachelor's degree
$58,040 – $81,730640
43Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,820
Bachelor's degree
$56,720 – $82,370280
44Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,770
Bachelor's degree
$58,260 – $81,070530
45First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,960 – $129,970770
46Accountants and Auditors$76,100
Bachelor's degree
$49,460 – $112,900240
47Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,830
Bachelor's degree
$59,200 – $80,38040
48Social and Community Service Managers$74,190
Bachelor's degree
$60,480 – $118,46050
49Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$73,070
Master's degree
$49,720 – $94,430120
50First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $132,200170

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianFarmington, NM	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$195,760	$102,490 – $304,740	50
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$147,390	$121,410 – $168,460	80
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$142,890	$95,170 – $162,390	50
4	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,400	$90,450 – $190,780	150
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,900	$112,470 – $187,290	60
6	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,990	$80,010 – $195,070	90
7	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,140	$81,470 – $185,210	50
8	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,400	$80,770 – $169,410	50
9	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$118,080	$106,930 – $134,510	40
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$115,920	$80,130 – $189,240	110
11	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$113,780	$76,790 – $226,450	50
12	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,570	$80,460 – $191,780	30
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,750	$73,280 – $155,360	50
14	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$108,090	$64,710 – $177,720	100
15	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,110	$71,490 – $171,030	120
16	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,770	$67,320 – $159,490	110
17	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$104,740	$85,950 – $123,270	50
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$103,520	$95,940 – $130,580	190
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,780	$68,960 – $166,750	190
20	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,260	$67,210 – $135,990	60
21	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,470	$59,230 – $135,030	60
22	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,420	$64,350 – $116,860	50
23	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,210	$57,000 – $152,520	150
24	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$95,170	$46,250 – $197,990	790
25	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$94,920	$54,080 – $122,930	60
26	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,590	$76,250 – $121,880	50
27	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,170	$60,600 – $152,710	30
28	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$91,120	$58,660 – $127,730	50
29	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$90,420	$81,130 – $101,500	120
30	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsBachelor's degree	$90,080	$45,140 – $130,180	40
31	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,880	$45,610 – $86,000	50
32	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,000	$57,570 – $139,600	50
33	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,070	$65,640 – $115,840	840
34	Instructional CoordinatorsMaster's degree	$82,550	$74,570 – $126,240	40
35	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,730	$49,530 – $97,700	220
36	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,440	$53,890 – $132,030	70
37	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,190	$59,930 – $91,480	130
38	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$78,440	$47,480 – $97,610	100
39	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,300	$43,950 – $116,410	260
40	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,780	$40,000 – $115,920	290
41	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,650	$49,090 – $96,390	120
42	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$76,840	$58,040 – $81,730	640
43	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,820	$56,720 – $82,370	280
44	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$76,770	$58,260 – $81,070	530
45	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,520	$48,960 – $129,970	770
46	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,100	$49,460 – $112,900	240
47	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,830	$59,200 – $80,380	40
48	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,190	$60,480 – $118,460	50
49	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$73,070	$49,720 – $94,430	120
50	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,840	$41,600 – $132,200	170

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