Physician · Santa Fe, NM

Physician in Santa Fe: $8,972/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a physician in Santa Fe. Pay is estimated at $211,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Santa Fe ranks 217th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 11.7× 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 $8,972 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 229 miles away, at $10,604 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$8,972

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$211,500

Estimated

Rent (1 bd)

$1,503

$1,789 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

217th of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

11.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, physician pay of $211,500.

Taxes$5,267
Rent$1,503
Other living costs$1,883
Left over$8,972

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $211,500
Federal income tax: −$40,007
Social Security and Medicare: −$14,088
State income tax (NM): −$9,106
Take-home pay: $148,298
Effective tax rate: 29.9%

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

$17,625 gross, minus $5,267 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.

$8,972

Rank every metro for a physician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $10,604/mo.

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Questions

What does a physician make in Santa Fe?

$211,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.

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

$8,972 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 11.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a physician keep more?

Amarillo, about 229 miles away, leaves $10,604 a month, more than Santa Fe.