Electrical Engineers salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median electrical engineers in Las Cruces, NM earns $96,060 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,975 a month.

10th percentile: $65,420
25th percentile: $77,020
Median percentile: $96,060
75th percentile: $114,340
90th percentile: $134,780

Based on 130 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

$71,701 take-home a year

Gross pay	$96,060
Federal income tax	−$12,303
Social Security + Medicare	−$7,349
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$4,707
Monthly take-home	$5,975
Every two weeks	$2,758

Does it go far here?

$106,483Median 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

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 electrical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico