How much do Speech-Language Pathologists make in Santa Fe, NM?

Percentile spread

For Speech-Language Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $64,930 and the 90th percentile is $130,740. The difference is $65,810, which is 67.2% 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 $64,930 to the 75th at $122,010, covers $57,080.

The mean annual wage is $96,650, which sits below the median of $97,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Santa Fe, NM median is 0.1% higher than the national median of $97,870 for Speech-Language Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,183, which is 1.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the New Mexico median of $98,690.

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 $97,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Speech-Language Pathologists at $99,183 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 Speech-Language Pathologists. Santa Fe, NM ranks 2nd 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 $99,160 and employment of 580. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,782, against $99,183 here.
• Farmington, NM is 149 miles away, with a median of $91,120 and employment of 50. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,891, against $99,183 here.

Employment share

Speech-Language Pathologists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Santa Fe, NM (60 of 61,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.12% of employment (183,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.