Home / Wages / Santa Fe Santa Fe salaries The median worker in the Santa Fe, NM metro area earned $47,180 a year in 2024, about $22.69 an hour. That ranks #179 of the 391 metro areas published here, 4.7% below the national median.
New Mexico
Median pay $47,180 $22.69 per hour
Vs national -4.7% U.S. $49,500
Workers 61,400 wage and salary
Metro rank #179 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Santa Fe pays 2.9% more than New Mexico as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3.32× 630 $74,960 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 2.58× 1,160 $66,900 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 2.5× 1,730 $46,600 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2.29× 780 $33,300 Cooks, Restaurant 2.11× 1,220 $36,730 Waiters and Waitresses 1.9× 1,750 $36,610 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1.86× 700 $38,750 Food Preparation Workers 1.76× 620 $34,910 Lawyers 1.72× 510 $115,860 Bartenders 1.7× 510 $39,210 Retail Salespersons 1.52× 2,300 $35,390 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.45× 640 $47,840
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Santa Fe Occupation Median Hourly Employed Managers, All Other $115,880 $55.71 320 Lawyers $115,860 $55.70 510 Software Developers $113,570 $54.60 450 Medical and Health Services Managers $107,340 $51.61 250 Financial Managers $105,830 $50.88 260 General and Operations Managers $105,600 $50.77 1,710 Administrative Services Managers $99,420 $47.80 230 Registered Nurses $91,750 $44.11 820 Project Management Specialists $84,840 $40.79 220 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $77,500 n/a 340 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $75,530 $36.31 350 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $75,520 $36.31 350 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $74,960 $36.04 630 Accountants and Auditors $72,550 $34.88 670 Buyers and Purchasing Agents $71,740 $34.49 200 Financial Specialists, All Other $69,950 $33.63 200 Human Resources Specialists $68,600 $32.98 320 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $66,900 $32.16 1,160 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $65,930 n/a 490 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $65,850 $31.66 710 Management Analysts $63,960 $30.75 490 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $63,320 $30.44 210 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $61,750 $29.69 220 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,180 $29.41 210 Compliance Officers $59,490 $28.60 200 Computer User Support Specialists $56,330 $27.08 240 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $55,440 $26.66 210 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $52,000 $25.00 640 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,800 $24.42 350 Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $49,220 $23.66 350 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $48,350 $23.24 250 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $47,840 $23.00 640 Medical Assistants $46,740 $22.47 420 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,600 $22.40 1,730 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $45,750 $22.00 610 Tellers $45,620 $21.94 260 Construction Laborers $43,730 $21.03 600 Nursing Assistants $41,510 $19.96 340 Customer Service Representatives $40,430 $19.44 1,180 Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $40,370 $19.41 250 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $39,780 $19.12 720 Bartenders $39,210 $18.85 510 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,120 $18.81 490 Security Guards $39,010 $18.75 500 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $38,750 $18.63 700 Receptionists and Information Clerks $38,330 $18.43 380 Office Clerks, General $36,880 $17.73 1,090 Counter and Rental Clerks $36,740 $17.66 210 Cooks, Restaurant $36,730 $17.66 1,220 Stockers and Order Fillers $36,690 $17.64 1,120 Waiters and Waitresses $36,610 $17.60 1,750 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,750 $17.19 930 Animal Caretakers $35,410 $17.02 240 Retail Salespersons $35,390 $17.01 2,300 Food Preparation Workers $34,910 $16.78 620 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $33,700 $16.20 410 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $33,300 $16.01 780 Dishwashers $31,990 $15.38 370 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $31,500 $15.14 490 Cashiers $31,060 $14.93 1,440
Where most people work Largest occupations in Santa Fe by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Retail Salespersons 2,300 $35,390 $17.01 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,790 $29,860 $14.36 Waiters and Waitresses 1,750 $36,610 $17.60 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,730 $46,600 $22.40 General and Operations Managers 1,710 $105,600 $50.77 Cashiers 1,440 $31,060 $14.93 Cooks, Restaurant 1,220 $36,730 $17.66 Customer Service Representatives 1,180 $40,430 $19.44 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,160 $66,900 $32.16 Stockers and Order Fillers 1,120 $36,690 $17.64 Office Clerks, General 1,090 $36,880 $17.73 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1,010 $29,540 $14.20 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 930 $35,750 $17.19 Registered Nurses 820 $91,750 $44.11 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 780 $33,300 $16.01 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 720 $39,780 $19.12 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 710 $65,850 $31.66 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 700 $38,750 $18.63 Accountants and Auditors 670 $72,550 $34.88 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 640 $47,840 $23.00
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other New Mexico metro areas Santa Fe pay: common questions What is the average salary in Santa Fe? The median across all occupations is $47,180 , or $22.69 an hour, covering 61,400 wage and salary workers. The mean is $60,410, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Santa Fe pay more than the rest of New Mexico? Yes. The metro median of $47,180 is 2.9% above the New Mexico median of $45,870. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Santa Fe? Managers, All Other ($115,880), Lawyers ($115,860), Software Developers ($113,570). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Santa Fe unusually full of? Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants, at 3.32× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.