Santa Fe, NM metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Santa Fe Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Santa Fe, NM metro area

Figures describe the Santa Fe, NM metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Santa Fe city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (6 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 254 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Santa Fe, NM metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$345,070	$165.90	60
2	Physicians, All Other	$234,790	$112.88	90
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$195,350	$93.92	30
4	Dentists, General	$154,960	$74.50	60
5	Pharmacists	$150,580	$72.39	110
6	Sales Managers	$146,510	$70.44	190
7	Nurse Practitioners	$144,250	$69.35	140
8	Personal Financial Advisors	$138,790	$66.72	110
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,130	$65.45	160
10	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$131,470	$63.21	60
11	Natural Sciences Managers	$131,370	$63.16	40
12	Veterinarians	$129,380	$62.20	70
13	Physician Assistants	$127,730	$61.41	50
14	Financial Managers	$126,380	$60.76	300
15	Physical Therapists	$124,870	$60.03	80
16	Lawyers	$122,430	$58.86	530
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$120,030	$57.71	90
18	Managers, All Other	$119,310	$57.36	380
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$117,060	$56.28	280
20	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$115,190	Not published	140
21	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$115,000	Not published	Not published
22	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$114,690	$55.14	90
23	Software Developers	$112,380	$54.03	180
24	Occupational Therapists	$112,240	$53.96	50
25	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$111,360	$53.54	40

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Santa Fe metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.