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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median child, family, and school social workers in Las Cruces, NM earns $46,960 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,134 a month.

10th percentile
$37,980
25th percentile
$41,530
Median percentile
$46,960
75th percentile
$84,820
90th percentile
$109,910

Based on 420 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

$37,611 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,960
Federal income tax−$3,455
Social Security + Medicare−$3,592
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$2,301
Monthly take-home$3,134
Every two weeks$1,447

Does it go far here?

$52,055Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
30%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

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico