Elderly Caretaker Salary in Santa Fe, NM

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Elderly Caretaker Salary in Santa Fe, NM

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What is the salary range of an Elderly Caretaker?

As of August 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Elderly Caretaker in Santa Fe, NM ranges from $26,396 (25th percentile) to $31,273 (75th percentile), with a median annual salary of $29,369 and an hourly rate of $14. An Elderly Caretaker's salary is shaped by several key factors, including experience level, specific skills, industry differences, company size, and more. Below, we'll explore how each of these influences compensation.

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Elderly Caretaker Salaries by Percentile

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75th Percentile $31,273 $2,606 $601 $15
Average $29,369 $2,447 $565 $14
25th Percentile $26,396 $2,200 $508 $13
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Last Updated on August 01, 2025
$26,396
Average $29,369/year
$31,273
$2,200
Average $2,447/month
$2,606
$508
Average $565/week
$601
$13
Average $14/hour
$15
Annual Salary Monthly Pay Weekly Pay Hourly Wage
75th Percentile $31,273 $2,606 $601 $15
Average $29,369 $2,447 $565 $14
25th Percentile $26,396 $2,200 $508 $13

How does experience level affect an Elderly Caretaker's Salary?

An entry-level Elderly Caretaker with under 1 year experience makes about $29,782. With less than 2 years of experience, a mid-level Elderly Caretaker makes around $30,041. After 2-4 years, the Elderly Caretaker pay rises to about $30,434. Those senior Elderly Caretaker with 5-8 years of experience earn roughly $30,512, and those Elderly Caretaker having 8 years or more experience are expected to earn about $30,565 on average.

Levels Salary
Entry Level Elderly Caretaker $29,782
Intermediate Level Elderly Caretaker $30,041
Senior Level Elderly Caretaker $30,434
Specialist Level Elderly Caretaker $30,512
Expert Level Elderly Caretaker $30,565
$29,782 0 yr
$30,041 < 2 yrs
$30,434 2-4 yrs
$30,512 5-8 yrs
$30,565 > 8 yrs
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Best-Paid Skills and Qualifications for Elderly Caretaker

What skills does an Elderly Caretaker need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

  1. Commitment: An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
  2. Housekeeping: Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
  3. Assisted Living: Assisted living exemplifies the shift from "care as service" to "care as business" in the broader health care arena predicted more than three decades ago. A consumer-driven industry, assisted living offers a wide range of options, levels of care, and diversity of services (Lockhart, 2009) and is subject to state rather than federal regulatory oversight. "Assisted living" means depends on both the state and provider in question: variations in state regulatory definitions are significant and provider variables include everything from philosophy, geographic location and auspice, to organizational size and structure.
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Commitment 4.25%
Housekeeping 5.85%
Assisted Living 3.07%
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Budgeting
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13%
Decision Making
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Medication Administration
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Communicates Effectively
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11%
Collaboration
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8%
Coordination
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7%
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