Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Las Cruces, NM earns $44,550 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,983 a month.

10th percentile: $35,970
25th percentile: $37,040
Median percentile: $44,550
75th percentile: $58,370
90th percentile: $78,620

Based on 110 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

$35,793 take-home a year

Gross pay	$44,550
Federal income tax	−$3,166
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,408
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$2,183
Monthly take-home	$2,983
Every two weeks	$1,377

Does it go far here?

$49,384Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Las Cruces, NM

Job	Median 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 clinical laboratory technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico