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Data Scientists salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median data scientists in Las Cruces, NM earns $94,950 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,915 a month.

10th percentile
$46,300
25th percentile
$67,230
Median percentile
$94,950
75th percentile
$96,190
90th percentile
$106,480

Based on 30 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

$70,975 take-home a year
Gross pay$94,950
Federal income tax−$12,059
Social Security + Medicare−$7,264
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$4,653
Monthly take-home$5,915
Every two weeks$2,730

Does it go far here?

$105,252Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
16%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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