SOC 29-1141 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Registered Nurses make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Farmington, NM is $83,070. The 10th percentile is $65,640 and the 90th percentile is $115,840. Employment is 840.

Median annual wage

$83,070

10th percentile
$65,640
25th percentile
$76,300
Median
$83,070
75th percentile
$99,570
90th percentile
$115,840
Mean
$88,150

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Paramedics seated in an ambulance
Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Registered Nurses, the published 10th percentile is $65,640 and the 90th percentile is $115,840. The difference is $50,200, which is 60.4% 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 $76,300 to the 75th at $99,570, covers $23,270.

The mean annual wage is $88,150, which sits above the median of $83,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Farmington, NM median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $97,550 for Registered Nurses. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,713, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the New Mexico median of $94,340.

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 $83,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Registered Nurses at $94,713 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 Registered Nurses. 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 $96,040 and employment of 10,290. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,517, against $94,713 here.
  • Santa Fe, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $100,790 and employment of 1,090. That median is 21.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,048, against $94,713 here.
  • Grand Junction, CO is 173 miles away, with a median of $95,990 and employment of 2,130. That median is 15.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,538, against $94,713 here.

Employment share

Registered Nurses accounts for 1.8% of wage-and-salary employment in Farmington, NM (840 of 47,670). Nationally the occupation is 2.2% of employment (3,379,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.81 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 · Registered Nurses 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 Registered Nurses make in Farmington, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Registered Nurses in Farmington, NM is $83,070. The 10th percentile is $65,640 and the 90th percentile is $115,840. Employment is 840.

How does that compare with the national median for Registered Nurses?

The local median is 14.8% lower than the national median of $97,550.

What is Registered Nurses 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 $83,070 is $94,713. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Farmington, NM compare with nearby metros for Registered Nurses?

Albuquerque, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 142 miles away, at $96,040. Farmington, NM ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.