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Environmental Engineer Salary in Las Cruces, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of environmental engineers in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental engineers in Las Cruces is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Environmental Engineers in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$73,080
25th Percentile Wage
$79,620
50th Percentile Wage
$92,080
75th Percentile Wage
$103,830
90th Percentile Wage
$112,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineers 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 $112,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,080.

Table 2. Compare Environmental Engineer Salary in Las Cruces with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,080 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for environmental engineers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of environmental engineers in Las Cruces is 32.2 percent (32.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Alamos County and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Alamos County
$135,790
Albuquerque
$99,840
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$98,950
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$94,880
Las Cruces
$92,080
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$69,570
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$60,360
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area
$55,960

See also: Top paying jobs in Las Cruces, New Mexico.