SOC 53-3033 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Light Truck Drivers make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Farmington, NM is $42,780. The 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th percentile is $50,100. Employment is 300.

Median annual wage

$42,780

10th percentile
$29,840
25th percentile
$35,110
Median
$42,780
75th percentile
$47,320
90th percentile
$50,100
Mean
$42,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A U.S. Air Force firefighter standing beside a fire truck
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 Light Truck Drivers, the published 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th percentile is $50,100. The difference is $20,260, which is 47.4% 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 $35,110 to the 75th at $47,320, covers $12,210.

The mean annual wage is $42,240, which sits below the median of $42,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Farmington, NM median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $44,860 for Light Truck Drivers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,776, which is 8.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the New Mexico median of $42,360.

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 $42,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Light Truck Drivers at $48,776 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 Light Truck Drivers. Farmington, NM ranks 3rd 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 $41,710 and employment of 1,990. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,654, against $48,776 here.
  • Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $41,580 and employment of 230. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,099, against $48,776 here.
  • Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $43,960 and employment of 440. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,043, against $48,776 here.

Employment share

Light Truck Drivers accounts for 0.63% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (300 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.63% of employment (983,300 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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 · Light Truck Drivers 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 Light Truck Drivers make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Light Truck Drivers in Farmington, NM is $42,780. The 10th percentile is $29,840 and the 90th percentile is $50,100. Employment is 300.

How does that compare with the national median for Light Truck Drivers?

The local median is 4.6% lower than the national median of $44,860.

What is Light Truck Drivers 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 $42,780 is $48,776. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Farmington, NM compare with nearby metros for Light Truck Drivers?

Albuquerque, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 142 miles away, at $41,710. Farmington, NM ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.