Elementary school teacher · Santa Fe, NM
Elementary school teacher in Santa Fe: $1,439/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Santa Fe at $73,750 a year. About 320 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $56,930 and the 90th is $90,360. Pay ranks 111th-highest of 377 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 $1,439 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Farmington, about 151 miles away, at $2,116 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,439
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,750
$56,930 to $90,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,503
$1,789 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
111th of 377
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, elementary school teacher pay of $73,750.
- Taxes$1,321
- Rent$1,503
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$1,439
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,750
- Federal income tax
- −$7,839
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,642
- State income tax (NM)
- −$2,371
- Take-home pay
- $57,898
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
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
$6,146 gross, minus $1,321 in tax and $3,386 in living costs.
$1,439
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,116/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Santa Fe?
$73,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Santa Fe?
$1,439 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 elementary school teacher keep more?
Farmington, about 151 miles away, leaves $2,116 a month, more than Santa Fe.