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First-Line Supervisor of Fire Fighting and Prevention Worker Salary in Las Cruces, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$35,080
25th Percentile Wage	$50,130
50th Percentile Wage	$58,800
75th Percentile Wage	$74,260
90th Percentile Wage	$91,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $91,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,080.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$58,800	-2.89%	21.58%
2021	$60,500	2.46%	-
2020	$59,010	4.24%	-
2019	$56,510	3.82%	-
2018	$54,350	6.03%	-
2017	$51,070	3.99%	-
2016	$49,030	-0.27%	-
2015	$49,160	2.60%	-
2014	$47,880	2.46%	-
2013	$46,700	1.26%	-
2012	$46,110	-	-

Table 2. Compare First-Line Supervisor of Fire Fighting and Prevention Worker Salary in Las Cruces with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,800 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Las Cruces is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area and 20.5 percent (20.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$72,300
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$63,450
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$62,900
Las Cruces	$58,800
Albuquerque	$58,330
Farmington	$57,050
Santa Fe	$53,200
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$46,730