High paying medical jobs in Santa Fe, NM

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Santa Fe, NM. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Santa Fe, NM run 1.2% below the national average (2024), so a Santa Fe, NM salary is worth about 1.01× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Santa Fe, NM · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$345,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,020 – $458,80060
2Physicians, All Other$234,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,700 – $483,49090
3Dentists, General$154,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,400 – $323,85060
4Pharmacists$150,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,800 – $169,760110
5Nurse Practitioners$144,250
Master's degree
$120,230 – $183,000140
6Veterinarians$129,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,220 – $212,85070
7Physician Assistants$127,730
Master's degree
$73,140 – $160,39050
8Physical Therapists$124,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,570 – $152,34080
9Occupational Therapists$112,240
Master's degree
$91,580 – $132,06050
10Registered Nurses$100,790
Bachelor's degree
$74,300 – $131,8301,090
11Dental Hygienists$99,260
Associate's degree
$93,210 – $120,880120
12Speech-Language Pathologists$97,960
Master's degree
$64,930 – $130,74060
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$86,000
Associate's degree
$61,040 – $125,50060
14Paramedics$75,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,520 – $78,03080
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$72,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,930 – $85,90070
16Medical Records Specialists$62,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,240 – $100,55090
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,150
Bachelor's degree
$39,660 – $109,790180
18Pharmacy Technicians$47,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $59,340160
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,160
Associate's degree
$37,290 – $57,390130
20Opticians, Dispensing$40,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,040 – $58,65050
21Emergency Medical Technicians$40,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,370 – $78,61080

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSanta Fe, NM	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$345,070	$112,020 – $458,800	60
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$234,790	$128,700 – $483,490	90
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$154,960	$101,400 – $323,850	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,580	$118,800 – $169,760	110
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$144,250	$120,230 – $183,000	140
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,380	$93,220 – $212,850	70
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$127,730	$73,140 – $160,390	50
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$124,870	$97,570 – $152,340	80
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$112,240	$91,580 – $132,060	50
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$100,790	$74,300 – $131,830	1,090
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$99,260	$93,210 – $120,880	120
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,960	$64,930 – $130,740	60
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,000	$61,040 – $125,500	60
14	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,660	$52,520 – $78,030	80
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,750	$52,930 – $85,900	70
16	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,280	$38,240 – $100,550	90
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,150	$39,660 – $109,790	180
18	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,890	$38,680 – $59,340	160
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,160	$37,290 – $57,390	130
20	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,200	$36,040 – $58,650	50
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,190	$32,370 – $78,610	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Santa Fe, NM. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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