Nurse practitioner · Farmington, NM

Nurse practitioner in Farmington: $4,833/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Farmington at $126,900 a year. About 60 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $112,470 and the 90th is $187,290. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.0× 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 $4,833 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albuquerque, about 144 miles away, at $5,425 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,833

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$126,900

$112,470 to $187,290

Rent (1 bd)

$883

$1,051 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.63

Pay rank

239th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $126,900.

Taxes$2,864
Rent$883
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$4,833

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $126,900
Federal income tax: −$19,703
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,708
State income tax (NM): −$4,961
Take-home pay: $92,528
Effective tax rate: 27.1%

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

$10,575 gross, minus $2,864 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.

$4,833

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $5,425/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Farmington?

$126,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,833 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 12.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Albuquerque, about 144 miles away, leaves $5,425 a month, more than Farmington.