Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Las Cruces, NM earns $43,120 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,893 a month.

10th percentile: $36,710
25th percentile: $40,220
Median percentile: $43,120
75th percentile: $47,520
90th percentile: $53,340

Based on 50 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

$34,714 take-home a year

Gross pay	$43,120
Federal income tax	−$2,994
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,299
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$2,113
Monthly take-home	$2,893
Every two weeks	$1,335

Does it go far here?

$47,799Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

32%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 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico