A method for testing a local magnetomechanical coupling coefficient of a magnetic material includes defining a square of a local magnetomechanical coupling coefficient kIT as a the ratio of a magnetic energy stored in a magnetic material to an input reversible mechanical work, and characterizing the local magnetomechanical coupling coefficient of the magnetic material by measuring nano-indentation load-depth curves of the magnetic material under both situations of a saturated magnetic field and an unsaturated magnetic field. The method is simple in operation and has the advantages in local performance test of composite materials and other heterogeneous materials and also in small-scale performance test of nano-films.