SOC 35-3011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bartenders make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Farmington, NM is $31,030. The 10th percentile is $25,470 and the 90th percentile is $59,870. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$31,030

10th percentile
$25,470
25th percentile
$26,530
Median
$31,030
75th percentile
$49,020
90th percentile
$59,870
Mean
$39,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $25,470 and the 90th percentile is $59,870. The difference is $34,400, which is 110.9% 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 $26,530 to the 75th at $49,020, covers $22,490.

The mean annual wage is $39,340, which sits above the median of $31,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Farmington, NM median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,379, which is 3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.1% lower than the New Mexico median of $36,980.

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 $31,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $35,379 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 Bartenders. Farmington, NM ranks 5th 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 $37,400 and employment of 1,960. That median is 20.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,143, against $35,379 here.
  • Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $44,250 and employment of 530. That median is 42.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,802, against $35,379 here.
  • Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $36,180 and employment of 370. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,894, against $35,379 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.25% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (120 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.52 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Farmington, NM · Bartenders by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bartenders make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Farmington, NM is $31,030. The 10th percentile is $25,470 and the 90th percentile is $59,870. Employment is 120.

How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?

The local median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $34,340.

What is Bartenders pay in Farmington, NM after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Farmington, NM is 87.707, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $31,030 is $35,379. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Farmington, NM compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?

Albuquerque, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 142 miles away, at $37,400. Farmington, NM ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.