Electrician · Santa Fe, NM

Electrician in Santa Fe: $484/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Santa Fe at $57,250 a year. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $37,280 and the 90th is $82,800. Pay ranks 302nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× 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 $484 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 229 miles away, at $1,073 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$484

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,250

$37,280 to $82,800

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

150

Location quotient 0.50

Pay rank

302nd of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $57,250.

Taxes$901
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$484

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,250
Federal income tax: −$4,832
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,380
State income tax (NM): −$1,596
Take-home pay: $46,443
Effective tax rate: 18.9%

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

$4,771 gross, minus $901 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

$484

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $1,073/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Santa Fe?

$57,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$484 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 3.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Amarillo, about 229 miles away, leaves $1,073 a month, more than Santa Fe.