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Average Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors Salary in Farmington, NM

Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors in Farmington, NM earn a median annual salary of $90,080, which is -21.8% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Farmington, NM (metro area).

$90,080
Farmington, NM median annual wage
$43/hour median
-21.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $115,160
40
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.81
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$45,140
25th
$60,800
Median
$90,080
75th
$106,390
90th
$130,180

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Farmington, NM, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
87.7%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$102,706
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 56.6%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Manchester-Nashua, NH $152,360 Compare 40
Kennewick-Richland, WA $149,740 Compare 100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $147,220 Compare 350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $143,050 Compare 160
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $137,540 Compare 240
Midland, TX $137,030 Compare 60

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Farmington, NM

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Dentists, General $195,760 1.21
Pharmacists $147,390 0.79
Physician Assistants $142,890 1.08
Medical And Health Services Managers $129,400 0.83
Nurse Practitioners $126,900 0.63
Financial Managers $125,990 0.36
Industrial Production Managers $123,140 0.63
Computer And Information Systems Managers $122,400 0.23

Farmington, NM has salary data for 208 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors in Farmington, NM

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors are projected to change by +4.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.