Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Las Cruces, NM earns $105,580 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,494 a month.

10th percentile: $86,050
25th percentile: $98,100
Median percentile: $105,580
75th percentile: $132,130
90th percentile: $132,130

Based on 280 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

$77,932 take-home a year

Gross pay	$105,580
Federal income tax	−$14,398
Social Security + Medicare	−$8,077
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$5,173
Monthly take-home	$6,494
Every two weeks	$2,997

Does it go far here?

$117,035Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

14%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 education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico