SOC 41-2021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Counter and Rental Clerks make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Farmington, NM is $35,570. The 10th percentile is $27,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,940. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$35,570

10th percentile
$27,020
25th percentile
$28,570
Median
$35,570
75th percentile
$45,550
90th percentile
$65,940
Mean
$41,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Counter and Rental Clerks, the published 10th percentile is $27,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,940. The difference is $38,920, which is 109.4% 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 $28,570 to the 75th at $45,550, covers $16,980.

The mean annual wage is $41,810, which sits above the median of $35,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Farmington, NM median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $41,300 for Counter and Rental Clerks. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,555, which is 1.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the New Mexico median of $35,580.

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 $35,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Counter and Rental Clerks at $40,555 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 Counter and Rental Clerks. 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 $35,630 and employment of 1,270. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,291, against $40,555 here.
  • Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $37,370 and employment of 170. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,837, against $40,555 here.
  • Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $44,060 and employment of 360. That median is 23.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,148, against $40,555 here.

Employment share

Counter and Rental Clerks accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (140 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (400,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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 · Counter and Rental Clerks 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 Counter and Rental Clerks make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Farmington, NM is $35,570. The 10th percentile is $27,020 and the 90th percentile is $65,940. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Counter and Rental Clerks?

The local median is 13.9% lower than the national median of $41,300.

What is Counter and Rental Clerks 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 $35,570 is $40,555. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Farmington, NM compare with nearby metros for Counter and Rental Clerks?

Albuquerque, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 142 miles away, at $35,630. Farmington, NM ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.