Physical therapist · Farmington, NM

Physical therapist in Farmington: $3,285/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Farmington at $98,260 a year. About 60 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $67,210 and the 90th is $135,990. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.3× 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 $3,285 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Santa Fe, about 151 miles away, at $4,217 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,285

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$98,260

$67,210 to $135,990

Rent (1 bd)

$883

$1,051 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.74

Pay rank

277th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $98,260.

Taxes$2,025
Rent$883
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$3,285

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $98,260
Federal income tax: −$13,231
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,517
State income tax (NM): −$3,557
Take-home pay: $73,955
Effective tax rate: 24.7%

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

$8,188 gross, minus $2,025 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.

$3,285

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $4,217/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Farmington?

$98,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$3,285 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 9.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Santa Fe, about 151 miles away, leaves $4,217 a month, more than Farmington.