Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median protective service workers, all other in Las Cruces, NM earns $47,790 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,186 a month.

10th percentile: $37,960
25th percentile: $37,960
Median percentile: $47,790
75th percentile: $65,270
90th percentile: $93,780

Based on 40 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

$38,238 take-home a year

Gross pay	$47,790
Federal income tax	−$3,555
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,656
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$2,342
Monthly take-home	$3,186
Every two weeks	$1,471

Does it go far here?

$52,975Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

29%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 protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico