Living Wage Calculation for Santa Fe, NM

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2024 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 14, 2024.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Living Wage $23.36 $40.11 $51.09 $66.22 $32.23 $38.11 $43.19 $46.14 $16.11 $22.51 $28.22 $32.64
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
Minimum Wage $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Food $4,630 $6,825 $10,238 $13,607 $8,489 $10,567 $13,609 $16,592 $8,489 $10,567 $13,609 $16,592
Child Care $0 $12,020 $23,095 $32,305 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,020 $23,095 $32,305
Medical $2,860 $7,799 $7,687 $8,150 $5,985 $7,687 $8,150 $7,745 $5,985 $7,687 $8,150 $7,745
Housing $14,125 $18,515 $18,515 $23,642 $15,886 $18,515 $18,515 $23,642 $15,886 $18,515 $18,515 $23,642
Transportation $10,303 $11,923 $15,019 $17,282 $11,923 $15,019 $17,282 $17,262 $11,923 $15,019 $17,282 $17,262
Civic $3,032 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269
Internet & Mobile $1,614 $1,614 $1,614 $1,614 $2,208 $2,208 $2,208 $2,208 $2,208 $2,208 $2,208 $2,208
Other $4,739 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950
Required annual income after taxes $41,301 $72,490 $91,877 $116,807 $58,284 $69,705 $79,971 $86,668 $58,284 $81,725 $103,066 $118,973
Annual taxes $7,285 $10,938 $14,398 $20,934 $8,744 $9,570 $9,874 $9,301 $8,744 $11,921 $14,344 $16,805
Required annual income before taxes $48,586 $83,428 $106,275 $137,741 $67,029 $79,275 $89,845 $95,970 $67,029 $93,646 $117,410 $135,778

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,990
Business & Financial Operations $65,470
Computer & Mathematical $79,400
Architecture & Engineering $83,610
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,120
Community & Social Service $53,080
Legal $93,860
Education, Training, & Library $56,240
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $69,630
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $106,330
Healthcare Support $33,290
Protective Service $46,750
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,060
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $34,580
Personal Care & Service $35,870
Sales & Related $40,720
Office & Administrative Support $43,310
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $38,650
Construction & Extraction $45,280
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $46,310
Production $43,560
Transportation & Material Moving $37,460