Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary in Las Cruces, NM

The median teaching assistants, except postsecondary in Las Cruces, NM earns $40,930 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,755 a month.

10th percentile: $26,950
25th percentile: $35,460
Median percentile: $40,930
75th percentile: $45,120
90th percentile: $46,390

Based on 1,020 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

$33,062 take-home a year

Gross pay	$40,930
Federal income tax	−$2,732
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,131
New Mexico income tax (approx.)	−$2,006
Monthly take-home	$2,755
Every two weeks	$1,272

Does it go far here?

$45,371Median pay in Las Cruces, NM is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.2 vs 100).

34%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 teaching assistants, except postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in New Mexico