Santa Fe, NM · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Santa Fe, NM

The median web designer wage in the Santa Fe area is $40.33 an hour, 19% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $50–$80 an hour — $900–$1,450 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$900–$1,450

About 18 hours at $50–$80 an hour, the freelance rate in Santa Fe. Plus $45–$100 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Santa Fe

Median web designer wage
$40.33/hr
$83,900 a year
Freelance rate
$50–$80
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
70 of 191
with published data
Santa Fe areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers———
Web and digital interface designers$40.33$39.0230

BLS area: Santa Fe, NM. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Santa Fe against New Mexico and the US

AreaMedian web designer wageFreelance rate
Santa Fe area$40.33$50–$80
New Mexico$25.63$40–$65
United States$50.00$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Santa Fe

At $50–$80 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$100
Five-page business site$900–$1,450$45–$100
Five pages with online booking$1,100–$1,750$45–$100
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,950–$3,100$45–$100
Small online shop$1,550–$2,500$45–$100

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Santa Fe?+

The median web designer wage in the Santa Fe, NM metro area is $40.33 an hour, about $83,900 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 57% above the New Mexico figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Santa Fe?+

About $50–$80 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Santa Fe?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Santa Fe area costs about $900–$1,450, plus $45–$100 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Santa Fe?+

BLS counts 30 web and digital interface designers in the Santa Fe metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.