Electrician · Farmington, NM

Electrician in Farmington: $986/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Farmington at $57,150 a year. About 340 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.48). The 10th percentile is $35,770 and the 90th is $88,990. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($883/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 240 miles away, at $1,043 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$986

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,150

$35,770 to $88,990

Rent (1 bd)

$883

$1,051 (2 bd)

Employment

340

Location quotient 1.48

Pay rank

305th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $57,150.

Taxes$899
Rent$883
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$986

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,150
Federal income tax: −$4,820
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,372
State income tax (NM): −$1,591
Take-home pay: $46,368
Effective tax rate: 18.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $883
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $603
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $2,878

Left over each month

$4,763 gross, minus $899 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.

$986

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $1,043/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Farmington?

$57,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Farmington?

$986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Pueblo, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,043 a month, more than Farmington.