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All Occupations Salary Information in Las Cruces, New Mexico

The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Las Cruces, New Mexico are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Las Cruces is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of All Occupations in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$76,350
75th Percentile Wage	$49,420
50th Percentile Wage	$28,290
25th Percentile Wage	$19,440
10th Percentile Wage	$17,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,350.

Table 2. Hourly Salary of All Occupations in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Hourly Salary
90th Percentile Wage	$36.71
75th Percentile Wage	$23.76
50th Percentile Wage	$13.60
25th Percentile Wage	$9.35
10th Percentile Wage	$8.34

Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $36.71. The median hourly salary is $13.60. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.34.

Table 3. Compare All Occupations Salary in Las Cruces with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,290 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Las Cruces is 61.5 percent (61.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Los Alamos County	$73,530
Farmington	$33,690
Albuquerque	$33,060
Santa Fe	$32,850
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$28,980
Las Cruces	$28,290
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$26,540
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$26,310

Table 4. Comparison of All Occupations Salary in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the Nation

From Table 4, notice that the median annual salary of all occupations in Las Cruces is lower than the salary statistics of both state of New Mexico and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Las Cruces ($28,290) is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower than that in New Mexico ($31,430) and 18.6 percent (18.6%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).

Region	Median annual Salary
USA	$34,750
New Mexico	$31,430
Las Cruces	$28,290