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Conservation Scientist Salary in Santa Fe, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Santa Fe, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Santa Fe is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Conservation Scientists in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$52,190
25th Percentile Wage
$56,610
50th Percentile Wage
$60,740
75th Percentile Wage
$63,020
90th Percentile Wage
$69,260

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,190.

Table 2. Compare Conservation Scientist Salary in Santa Fe with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,740 in Santa Fe is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Santa Fe is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Albuquerque and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Albuquerque
$69,870
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$68,410
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$66,210
Santa Fe
$60,740
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$60,200
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$54,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico.