Police officer · Santa Fe, NM
Police officer in Santa Fe: $1,488/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Santa Fe at $74,640 a year. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $54,080 and the 90th is $97,090. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× 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 $1,488 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Amarillo, about 229 miles away, at $2,587 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,488
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,640
$54,080 to $97,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,503
$1,789 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
172nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,640.
- Taxes$1,346
- Rent$1,503
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$1,488
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,640
- Federal income tax
- −$8,035
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,710
- State income tax (NM)
- −$2,413
- Take-home pay
- $58,482
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
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
$6,220 gross, minus $1,346 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.
$1,488
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Amarillo, $2,587/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Santa Fe?
$74,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Santa Fe?
$1,488 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 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Amarillo, about 229 miles away, leaves $2,587 a month, more than Santa Fe.