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Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Santa Fe, NM

The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Santa Fe, NM earns $75,400 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,848 a month.

10th percentile
$49,350
25th percentile
$57,750
Median percentile
$75,400
75th percentile
$85,320
90th percentile
$103,110

Based on 180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,179 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,400
Federal income tax−$7,758
Social Security + Medicare−$5,768
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$3,695
Monthly take-home$4,848
Every two weeks$2,238

Does it go far here?

$76,341Median pay in Santa Fe, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.8 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,389 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Santa Fe, NM

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$122,430
General and Operations Managers$106,770
Registered Nurses$100,790
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$81,410
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,260
Accountants and Auditors$72,780
Management Analysts$68,560
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$67,560

All educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico