Average Helpers--Production Workers Salary in Farmington, NM

Helpers--Production Workers in Farmington, NM earn a median annual salary of $36,380, which is -4.8% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Farmington, NM (metro area).

$36,380

Farmington, NM median annual wage

$17/hour median

-4.8%

Difference vs national median

National median is $38,220

100

Local employment

2.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

2.03

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $28,450
25th: $30,680
Median: $36,380
75th: $40,980
90th: $45,910

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

$41,479

Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 56.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Pittsfield, MA	$53,250	Compare	80
Lewiston, ID-WA	$53,010	Compare	100
Reading, PA	$52,780	Compare	330
Napa, CA	$52,460	Compare	210
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$50,660	Compare	160
Traverse City, MI	$49,480	Compare	50

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	$183,490	1.50
Pharmacists	$140,520	0.89
Physician Assistants	$139,190	0.88
Medical And Health Services Managers	$127,230	0.72
Financial Managers	$121,090	0.39
Industrial Production Managers	$120,270	0.51
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$116,160	0.17
Nurse Practitioners	$113,950	0.52

Farmington, NM has salary data for 205 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Helpers--Production Workers in Farmington, NM

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Helpers--Production Workers are projected to change by -8.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 23,600 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.