Truck driver (heavy) · Farmington, NM

Truck driver (heavy) in Farmington: $603/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median truck driver (heavy) wage in Farmington at $51,070 a year. About 960 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $37,700 and the 90th is $63,800. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× 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 $603 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albuquerque, about 144 miles away, at $752 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$603

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$51,070

$37,700 to $63,800

Rent (1 bd)

$883

$1,051 (2 bd)

Employment

960

Location quotient 1.52

Pay rank

292nd of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, truck driver (heavy) pay of $51,070.

Taxes$775
Rent$883
Other living costs$1,995
Left over$603

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $51,070
Federal income tax: −$4,090
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,907
State income tax (NM): −$1,305
Take-home pay: $41,768
Effective tax rate: 18.2%

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

$4,256 gross, minus $775 in tax and $2,878 in living costs.

$603

Rank every metro for a truck driver (heavy)

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $752/mo.

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Questions

What does a truck driver (heavy) make in Farmington?

$51,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 960 truck driver (heavy) jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a truck driver (heavy) in Farmington?

$603 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $883, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a truck driver (heavy) keep more?

Albuquerque, about 144 miles away, leaves $752 a month, more than Farmington.