Firefighter · Santa Fe, NM

Firefighter in Santa Fe: -$1,164/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Santa Fe at $31,200 a year. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.18). The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th is $62,390. Pay ranks 339th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 1.7× 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 -$1,164 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 200 miles away, at $1,129 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

-$1,164

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$31,200

$31,200 to $62,390

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

300

Location quotient 2.18

Pay rank

339th of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

1.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $31,200.

Taxes$378
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $31,200
Federal income tax: −$1,706
Social Security and Medicare: −$2,387
State income tax (NM): −$439
Take-home pay: $26,669
Effective tax rate: 14.5%

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

$2,600 gross, minus $378 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

-$1,164

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $1,129/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Santa Fe?

$31,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

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

-$1,164 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 1.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Pueblo, about 200 miles away, leaves $1,129 a month, more than Santa Fe.