The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Santa Fe, NM is $77,130 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $77,700.
Pay spans roughly $49,870 at the 10th percentile to $92,310 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $37.08 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Santa Fe, NM.
| Median (annual) | $77,130 |
| Mean (annual) | $77,700 |
| Median (hourly) | $37.08 |
| 10th percentile | $49,870 |
| 90th percentile | $92,310 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.