Registered Nurses salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median registered nurses in Las Cruces, NM earns $83,310 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,280 a month.

10th percentile: $65,240
25th percentile: $77,850
Median percentile: $83,310
75th percentile: $94,340
90th percentile: $116,530

Based on 1,280 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

$63,356 take-home a year

Gross pay	$83,310
Federal income tax	−$9,498
Social Security + Medicare	−$6,373
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$4,082
Monthly take-home	$5,280
Every two weeks	$2,437

Does it go far here?

$92,349Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

18%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
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
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,670

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