Engineers, All Other salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median engineers, all other in Las Cruces, NM earns $121,510 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,363 a month.

10th percentile: $73,920
25th percentile: $91,480
Median percentile: $121,510
75th percentile: $141,810
90th percentile: $161,890

Based on 220 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

$88,358 take-home a year

Gross pay	$121,510
Federal income tax	−$17,902
Social Security + Medicare	−$9,296
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$5,954
Monthly take-home	$7,363
Every two weeks	$3,398

Does it go far here?

$134,694Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

13%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 engineers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico