Civil engineer · Santa Fe, NM

Civil engineer in Santa Fe: $3,443/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Santa Fe at $110,470 a year. About 150 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $72,450 and the 90th is $159,980. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,503/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,443 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albuquerque, about 39 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,443

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$110,470

$72,450 to $159,980

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 1.02

Pay rank

25th of 368

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $110,470.

Taxes$2,377
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$3,443

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $110,470
Federal income tax: −$15,917
Social Security and Medicare: −$8,451
State income tax (NM): −$4,156
Take-home pay: $81,946
Effective tax rate: 25.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,503
Groceries: $384
Getting around: $491
Healthcare: $432
Utilities and internet: $240
Everything else: $336
Total spending: $3,386

Left over each month

$9,206 gross, minus $2,377 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

$3,443

Rank every metro for a civil engineer

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $3,506/mo.

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Questions

What does a civil engineer make in Santa Fe?

$110,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Santa Fe?

$3,443 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,503, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?

Albuquerque, about 39 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Santa Fe.