Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median industrial truck and tractor operators in Las Cruces, NM earns $35,900 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,439 a month.

10th percentile: $32,800
25th percentile: $32,800
Median percentile: $35,900
75th percentile: $45,190
90th percentile: $48,570

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

$29,267 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,900
Federal income tax	−$2,128
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,746
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$1,759
Monthly take-home	$2,439
Every two weeks	$1,126

Does it go far here?

$39,795Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

38%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

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