Hire a CNA in Santa Fe, NM
A home-health caseload that posts the national midpoint will lose a reliable aide to the nursing home down the road. The median fits a hire you will still be training. The 75th fits someone who can take a full assignment on day one. The nearest metro with its own page for this role is Albuquerque, NM.
What to offer
A nursing home that copies a national midpoint will lose a reliable aide to the building down the hall. Use this metro's median for someone still learning the round, and the 75th for someone who can carry a full assignment on the first shift. The wage on the table is the nursing-assistant series in this metro's May 2025 BLS wage data.
| Percentile | Metro | NM | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | $40,360 | $37,310 | $37,260 |
| Median | $46,530 | $39,390 | $42,260 |
| 75th | $46,750 | $45,410 | $47,220 |
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wages are the Nursing Assistants series, SOC 31-1131.
How hard this is to fill
For one manager
You are filling one shift on one unit or one home-health caseload, not staffing a health system. The aide you want can pick up hours down the hall or at the building across the street.
Ask whether they finished a state-approved program and whether they are on the registry this setting uses. A nursing home that bills Medicare or Medicaid does not get to skip that. A hospital may be on a different rule.
License and training
Nursing homes in Medicare or Medicaid use aides from a state-approved program who are on the state registry. The federal floor is at least 75 clock hours, with at least 16 of those hours supervised by an RN or LPN. States may require more hours than that floor. Hospitals and home health can use a different rule, so read the state registry before you rely on the federal floor.
Sources: 42 CFR 483.152, nurse aide training 42 CFR 483.156, nurse aide registry
Nearby metros
- Albuquerque, NM · 54 miles
- Farmington, NM · 144 miles
- Pueblo, CO · 195 miles
- Colorado Springs, CO · 231 miles
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Nursing Assistants hiring pages
Questions
What do CNAs earn in Santa Fe, NM?
In Santa Fe, the May 2025 median is about $46.5K, 10% over the U.S. median. The wage is the nursing-assistant series, which is the national wage data for this work. The U.S. median in that series is about $42.3K. The New Mexico median is about $39.4K, and this metro is 18% over that figure. The 25th percentile in Santa Fe is about $40.4K. The 75th percentile in Santa Fe is about $46.8K.
Who hires CNAs in Santa Fe?
Nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospitals do most of the hiring for CNAs. Any names listed are campuses on file, not open postings. An aide in Santa Fe can change buildings without leaving this metro. A single building in Santa Fe is hiring against the other buildings in this metro. The aide you want can pick up hours down the hall or across town.
How hard is it to fill CNAs jobs in Santa Fe?
This page shows a score only when Santa Fe already has one on the hiring grid. National employment of nursing assistants is projected to change 2.6% from 2025 to 2035. That projection describes the country, not Santa Fe. Annual openings in the same national projection are about 196.2 thousand. A missing score does not take the wage table off this page.
Which other metros are near Santa Fe for this role?
The nearest listed metro is Albuquerque, NM, and its page uses that metro's own May 2025 nursing-assistant wage. A city other than Santa Fe needs the wage from its own page. Miles on the nearby list are the distance between the city points, not a drive time. Santa Fe has roughly a fifth fewer of these workers than a typical metro. The May 2025 employment count for nursing assistants in Santa Fe is 410. A blank employment count means BLS did not publish one for Santa Fe.
What training do CNAs need in Santa Fe, NM?
CNAs in Santa Fe follow the New Mexico note on this page. There is no separate city license. Nursing homes in Medicare or Medicaid use aides from a state-approved program who are on the state registry. The federal floor is at least 75 clock hours, with at least 16 of those hours supervised by an RN or LPN. States may require more hours than that floor. Hospitals and home health in New Mexico can use a different rule, so read the registry before you rely on the federal floor alone.