H-1B salaries in Farmington, NM

Based on 58 certified H-1B filings in the Farmington, NM metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$55,500
Middle 50%$55.5k–$78.7k
vs. national median−55%comparison median $122,699
Filings58FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,000 and $424,846.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,000
25th$55,500
50th (median)$55,500
75th$78,704
90th$124,107

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2020: median $77,150 (10 filings) FY2023: median $50,800 (38 filings) FY2024: median $54,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $56,560 (28 filings) FY2026: median $55,500 (30 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 38 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 28 filings FY25 FY2026: 30 filings FY26 38
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$77,150$56,290$232,00010
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––4
FY2023$50,800$50,800$53,76338
FY2024$54,000$54,000$54,00023
FY2025$56,560$54,000$74,56228
FY2026$55,500$55,500$78,70430

Cost of living

Farmington's median H-1B salary of $55,500 is worth about $63,300 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$855Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Farmington, NM MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,116Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Farmington, NM MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)87.7Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$63,300Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesNM: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
High School Teacher$55,50011