Registered nurse · Farmington, NM

Registered nurse in Farmington: $2,456/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Farmington at $83,070 a year. About 840 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $65,640 and the 90th is $115,840. Pay ranks 214th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.8× 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 $2,456 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 240 miles away, at $3,022 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,456

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,070

$65,640 to $115,840

Rent (1 bd)

$883

$1,051 (2 bd)

Employment

840

Location quotient 0.81

Pay rank

214th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $83,070.

Taxes$1,588
Rent$883
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$2,456

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,070
Federal income tax: −$9,889
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,355
State income tax (NM): −$2,813
Take-home pay: $64,013
Effective tax rate: 22.9%

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

$6,923 gross, minus $1,588 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.

$2,456

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $3,022/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Farmington?

$83,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 840 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,456 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 7.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Pueblo, about 240 miles away, leaves $3,022 a month, more than Farmington.