Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors salary in Las Cruces, NM
The median educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors in Las Cruces, NM earns $52,720 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,496 a month.
- 10th percentile
- $43,950
- 25th percentile
- $43,950
- Median percentile
- $52,720
- 75th percentile
- $79,630
- 90th percentile
- $93,990
Based on 140 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
$41,957 take-home a year
| Gross pay | $52,720 |
| Federal income tax | −$4,146 |
| Social Security + Medicare | −$4,033 |
| New Mexico income tax (approx.) | −$2,583 |
| Monthly take-home | $3,496 |
| Every two weeks | $1,614 |
Does it go far here?
$58,440Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).
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