Santa Fe, NM · CBSA 42140
Software Engineer Salary in Santa Fe
VerifiedPublished metro-area wages for software engineers in Santa Fe, NM, from the BLS OEWS May 2024 release — with the local distribution set against New Mexico and the national benchmark.
Software Engineers in Santa Fe earn a median of $113,570 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024. The middle 50% earn $90,910–$143,990; the top 10% earn $172,170. That is 15% below the national median and 6% below the New Mexico median. BLS reports 450 employed locally.
Median wage
Verified$113,570
-15% vs national
Top 10% earn
$172,170
90th percentile
Employed in metro
450
Reliability Low (25.9% RSE)
Software Engineer pay — Santa Fe vs New Mexico vs national
All three distributions are published BLS percentiles on a single shared scale.
| Percentile | Annual wage | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentileentry / low | $67,810 | -15% |
| 25th percentile | $90,910 | -12% |
| Median50th percentile | $113,570 | -15% |
| 75th percentile | $143,990 | -15% |
| 90th percentiletop earners | $172,170 | -19% |
| Meanaverage | $120,260 | -17% |
How concentrated software engineers are in Santa Fe
Location quotient compares local concentration to the national rate. Above 1.00 means this metro employs the occupation more densely than the country overall.
Location quotient
0.69
Jobs per 1,000
7.36
Metro rank (pay)
#175 of 381
All engineering roles
$113,694
At a location quotient of 0.69, this occupation is thinner on the ground in Santa Fe than nationally. Pay can still be competitive, but the local employer pool is smaller.
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Source details
Published wage from BLS OEWS May 2024 for SOC 15-1252 (Software Developers), Santa Fe, NM (metro area).
Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →