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Bakers salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median bakers in Las Cruces, NM earns $34,210 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,333 a month.

10th percentile
$28,520
25th percentile
$29,920
Median percentile
$34,210
75th percentile
$34,210
90th percentile
$36,120

Based on 270 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$27,991 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,210
Federal income tax−$1,925
Social Security + Medicare−$2,617
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,676
Monthly take-home$2,333
Every two weeks$1,077

Does it go far here?

$37,922Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Las Cruces, NM

JobMedian pay
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$106,330
General and Operations Managers$85,770
Registered Nurses$83,310
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,510
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$74,100
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,830
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,400

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