Farmington, NM metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Farmington Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Farmington, NM metro area

Figures describe the Farmington, NM metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Farmington city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 205 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Farmington, NM metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dentists, General	$195,760	$94.11	50
2	Pharmacists	$147,390	$70.86	80
3	Physician Assistants	$142,890	$68.70	50
4	Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,400	$62.21	150
5	Nurse Practitioners	$126,900	$61.01	60
6	Financial Managers	$125,990	$60.57	90
7	Industrial Production Managers	$123,140	$59.20	50
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,400	$58.85	50
9	Education Administrators, All Other	$118,080	$56.77	40
10	Managers, All Other	$115,920	$55.73	110
11	Software Developers	$113,780	$54.70	50
12	Petroleum Engineers	$111,570	$53.64	30
13	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$108,750	$52.28	50
14	Lawyers	$108,090	$51.97	100
15	Sales Managers	$107,110	$51.50	120
16	Administrative Services Managers	$105,770	$50.85	110
17	School Psychologists	$104,740	$50.36	50
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,520	Not published	190
19	Construction Managers	$102,780	$49.41	190
20	Boilermakers	$101,250	$48.68	Not published
21	Physical Therapists	$98,260	$47.24	60
22	Civil Engineers	$97,470	$46.86	60
23	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,420	$46.36	50
24	Project Management Specialists	$96,210	$46.26	150
25	General and Operations Managers	$95,170	$45.76	790

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Farmington metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.