Physical therapist · Santa Fe, NM

Physical therapist in Santa Fe: $4,217/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Santa Fe at $124,870 a year. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $97,570 and the 90th is $152,340. Pay ranks 15th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× 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 $4,217 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Las Cruces, about 225 miles away, at $4,544 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,217

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$124,870

$97,570 to $152,340

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

15th of 384

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

6.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $124,870.

Taxes$2,802
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$4,217

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $124,870
Federal income tax: −$19,216
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,553
State income tax (NM): −$4,861
Take-home pay: $91,240
Effective tax rate: 26.9%

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

$10,406 gross, minus $2,802 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

$4,217

Rank every metro for a physical therapist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Las Cruces, $4,544/mo.

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Questions

What does a physical therapist make in Santa Fe?

$124,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,217 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 6.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?

Las Cruces, about 225 miles away, leaves $4,544 a month, more than Santa Fe.