How much do Dishwashers make in Farmington, NM?

Percentile spread

For Dishwashers, the published 10th percentile is $26,830 and the 90th percentile is $36,670. The difference is $9,840, which is 33.4% 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 $27,780 to the 75th at $34,170, covers $6,390.

The mean annual wage is $30,570, which sits above the median of $29,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Farmington, NM median is 15.3% lower than the national median of $34,810 for Dishwashers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,623, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the New Mexico median of $30,520.

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 $29,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dishwashers at $33,623 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 Dishwashers. 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 $31,540 and employment of 1,490. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,010, against $33,623 here.
• Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $33,750 and employment of 380. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,171, against $33,623 here.
• Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $33,730 and employment of 200. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,328, against $33,623 here.

Employment share

Dishwashers accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (180 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (477,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.