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Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Las Cruces, NM earns $38,690 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,614 a month.

10th percentile
$34,960
25th percentile
$36,590
Median percentile
$38,690
75th percentile
$44,230
90th percentile
$54,320

Based on 540 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

$31,372 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,690
Federal income tax−$2,463
Social Security + Medicare−$2,960
New Mexico income tax (approx.)−$1,896
Monthly take-home$2,614
Every two weeks$1,207

Does it go far here?

$42,888Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).
36%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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