Forest and Conservation Technicians · SOC 19-4071
Forest and Conservation Technicians Salary in the Farmington Metro Area
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.
Forest and Conservation Technicians in the Farmington, NM metro area earned a median of $50,130 per year ($24.10 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,660 at the 10th percentile to $83,630 at the 90th. BLS estimates 30 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Forest and Conservation Technicians in the Farmington metro area earn more than $50,130 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,120 and $64,710.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,660 | $45,120 | $50,130 | $64,710 | $83,630 |
| Hourly | $20.99 | $21.69 | $24.10 | $31.11 | $40.21 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Farmington metro areathis metro area$50,130 median for Farmington metro area; middle half earns $45,120 to $64,710
- New Mexicostate (NM)$53,000 median for New Mexico; middle half earns $47,940 to $68,140
- United Statesnational$54,560 median for United States; middle half earns $47,360 to $68,600
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −5% vs New Mexico overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Farmington metro area has the 68th-highest published median for this occupation among the 94 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in New Mexico
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for forest and conservation technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Farmington metro areathis page$50,130 median for Farmington metro area; middle half earns $45,120 to $64,710
- $58,280 median for Santa Fe metro area; middle half earns $50,070 to $76,690
- $57,700 median for Albuquerque metro area; middle half earns $48,460 to $72,180
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for forest and conservation technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Farmington Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.