Firefighter · Farmington, NM
Firefighter in Farmington: $3/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Farmington median for this job. The paycheck used here is the New Mexico median, $41,590 a year. New Mexico has about 2,420 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th is $57,780. On the pay used here, Farmington ranks 318th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 3.9× 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 $3 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Junction, about 172 miles away, at $1,427 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$41,590
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$883
$1,051 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
318th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $41,590.
- Taxes$585
- Rent$883
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$3
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $41,590
- Federal income tax
- −$2,952
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,182
- State income tax (NM)
- −$886
- Take-home pay
- $34,570
- Effective tax rate
- 16.9%
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
$3,466 gross, minus $585 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.
$3
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Junction, $1,427/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Farmington?
$41,590 a year. That figure is the New Mexico median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Farmington?
$3 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Junction, about 172 miles away, leaves $1,427 a month, more than Farmington.