How much does a Photojournalist make in Santa Fe, NM?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Photojournalist in Santa Fe, NM is $50,050. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $43,479 to $53,281, with most professionals earning between $37,497 and $56,222.

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Photojournalist Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $37,497 Santa Fe,NM March 01, 2025
25th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $43,479 Santa Fe,NM March 01, 2025
50th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $50,050 Santa Fe,NM March 01, 2025
75th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $53,281 Santa Fe,NM March 01, 2025
90th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $56,222 Santa Fe,NM March 01, 2025
25% $43,479 10% $37,497 90% $56,222 75% $53,281 $50,050 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Photojournalist ?

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that employs images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (e.g., documentary photography, social documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by complying with a rigid ethical framework which demands that the work be both honest a...

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    Photojournalist

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    Photographer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Photojournalist in Santa Fe, NM. The base salary for Photojournalist ranges from $43,479 to $53,281 with the average base salary of $50,050. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $43,634 to $54,057 with the average total cash compensation of $51,028.
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About Santa Fe, New Mexico    Santa Fe (/ˌsæntəˈfeɪ/ or /ˈsæntəˌfeɪ/; Tewa: Oghá P'o'oge, Navajo: Yootó) is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest ci....More

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