Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Las Cruces, NM earns $48,400 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,225 a month.

10th percentile: $37,770
25th percentile: $44,780
Median percentile: $48,400
75th percentile: $58,080
90th percentile: $63,790

Based on 810 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

$38,698 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,400
Federal income tax	−$3,628
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,703
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$2,372
Monthly take-home	$3,225
Every two weeks	$1,488

Does it go far here?

$53,651Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

29%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
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,670

All heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico