SOC 49-9071 · Santa Fe, NM metro

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Santa Fe, NM

The average salary for maintenance and repair workers, general in Santa Fe, New Mexico is $45,410 a year ($21.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,850: half of the 690 people in this job in the Santa Fe, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

$45,410average per year

$21.83 / hourMedian $43,850Take-home ≈ $37,682

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

690people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#3 of 4New Mexico metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay range in Santa Fe

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,850 or more. The middle half of maintenance and repair workers, general in Santa Fe earn between $37,230 and $51,230.

  • $31K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $51K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,410$3,784$21.83
Median$43,850$3,654$21.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,230$3,102$17.90
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,230$4,269$24.63

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General pay in Santa Fe vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Maintenance and repair workers, general in Santa Fe earn 7% less than the New Mexico average ($48,660) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($53,780). At the median the gap is -12% against the U.S. median of $49,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Santa Fe$45,410$43,850$30,980$60,850690
New Mexico$48,660$45,760$30,920$71,3809,320
United States$53,780$49,590$35,350$77,1801,529,700

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary after taxes in Santa Fe

On the average salary of $45,410, a single filer in Santa Fe takes home about $37,682 a year, or $3,140 a month and $1,449 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Santa Fe a good place for maintenance and repair workers, general? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Santa Fe area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.8), so the average $45,410 buys what about $45,977 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Fe ($48,710). A typical home costs $558,896, or 12.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in other New Mexico cities

Santa Fe ranks 3rd of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Albuquerque pays the most ($51,320).

All Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salaries in New Mexico

Highest-paying cities for maintenance and repair workers, general

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($69,440).

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary by city

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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General salary in Santa Fe: questions

How much do maintenance and repair workers, general make an hour in Santa Fe?

$21.83 an hour on average, and $21.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level maintenance and repair workers, general salary in Santa Fe?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the maintenance and repair workers, general take-home pay in Santa Fe?

About $37,682 a year ($3,140 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,410.

Do maintenance and repair workers, general earn more in Santa Fe than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,780).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9071; area Santa Fe, NM (42140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.14, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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