SOC 19-4071 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Santa Fe, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians in Santa Fe, NM is $58,280. The 10th percentile is $48,460 and the 90th percentile is $96,470. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$58,280

10th percentile
$48,460
25th percentile
$50,070
Median
$58,280
75th percentile
$76,690
90th percentile
$96,470
Mean
$66,210

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $48,460 and the 90th percentile is $96,470. The difference is $48,010, which is 82.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,070 to the 75th at $76,690, covers $26,620.

The mean annual wage is $66,210, which sits above the median of $58,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Fe, NM median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $54,560 for Forest and Conservation Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,008, which is 8.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% higher than the New Mexico median of $53,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Fe, NM is 98.767, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $58,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Technicians at $59,008 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Forest and Conservation Technicians. Santa Fe, NM ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Albuquerque, NM is 39 miles away, with a median of $57,700 and employment of 170. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,390, against $59,008 here.
  • Farmington, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $50,130 and employment of 30. That median is 14% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,156, against $59,008 here.

Employment share

Forest and Conservation Technicians accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Fe, NM (50 of 61,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.14 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Santa Fe, NM · Forest and Conservation Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Santa Fe, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians in Santa Fe, NM is $58,280. The 10th percentile is $48,460 and the 90th percentile is $96,470. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Forest and Conservation Technicians?

The local median is 6.8% higher than the national median of $54,560.

What is Forest and Conservation Technicians pay in Santa Fe, NM after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Santa Fe, NM is 98.767, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $58,280 is $59,008. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Santa Fe, NM compare with nearby metros for Forest and Conservation Technicians?

Albuquerque, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $57,700. Santa Fe, NM ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.