How much do Accountants and Auditors make in Farmington, NM?

Percentile spread

For Accountants and Auditors, the published 10th percentile is $49,460 and the 90th percentile is $112,900. The difference is $63,440, which is 83.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,230 to the 75th at $88,620, covers $27,390.

The mean annual wage is $77,940, which sits above the median of $76,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Farmington, NM median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $83,680 for Accountants and Auditors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,766, which is 3.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the New Mexico median of $78,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Farmington, NM is 87.707, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Accountants and Auditors at $86,766 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Accountants and Auditors. Farmington, NM ranks 4th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Albuquerque, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $79,880 and employment of 3,260. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,604, against $86,766 here.
• Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $72,780 and employment of 620. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,689, against $86,766 here.
• Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $76,870 and employment of 640. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,512, against $86,766 here.

Employment share

Accountants and Auditors accounts for 0.50% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (240 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,449,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.