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Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Las Cruces, NM earns $27,220 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,891 a month.

10th percentile
$26,310
25th percentile
$26,810
Median percentile
$27,220
75th percentile
$27,650
90th percentile
$34,370

Based on 240 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

$22,692 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,220
Federal income tax−$1,112
Social Security + Medicare−$2,082
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,334
Monthly take-home$1,891
Every two weeks$873

Does it go far here?

$30,173Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($934 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Las Cruces, NM

JobMedian 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

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