Mechanical engineer · Farmington, NM
Mechanical engineer in Farmington: $6,462/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Farmington median for this job. The paycheck used here is the New Mexico median, $157,710 a year. New Mexico has about 2,710 mechanical engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $103,780 and the 90th is $203,140. On the pay used here, Farmington ranks 3rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 14.9× 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 $6,462 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Albuquerque is the strongest other metro for this job ($6,311 left over a month), and Farmington still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$6,462
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$157,710
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$883
$1,051 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
3rd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
14.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, mechanical engineer pay of $157,710.
- Taxes$3,803
- Rent$883
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$6,462
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $157,710
- Federal income tax
- −$27,097
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$12,065
- State income tax (NM)
- −$6,470
- Take-home pay
- $112,077
- Effective tax rate
- 28.9%
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
$13,143 gross, minus $3,803 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.
$6,462
Rank every metro for a mechanical engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $6,311/mo.
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Questions
What does a mechanical engineer make in Farmington?
$157,710 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 mechanical engineer in Farmington?
$6,462 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 14.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a mechanical engineer keep more?
Farmington leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Albuquerque at $6,311 a month.