Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median occupational therapy assistants in Las Cruces, NM earns $75,750 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,867 a month.

10th percentile: $59,130
25th percentile: $64,940
Median percentile: $75,750
75th percentile: $80,940
90th percentile: $84,430

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

$58,408 take-home a year

Gross pay	$75,750
Federal income tax	−$7,835
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,795
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$3,712
Monthly take-home	$4,867
Every two weeks	$2,246

Does it go far here?

$83,969Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

19%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 occupational therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico