Aerospace Engineers Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Aerospace Engineers pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $97,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $166,000 or more. The middle half of aerospace engineers in Las Cruces earn between $115,920 and $136,990.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Aerospace Engineers salary after taxes in Las Cruces

On the average salary of $133,290, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $97,169 a year, or $8,097 a month and $3,737 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Las Cruces a good place for aerospace engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Las Cruces area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $133,290 buys what about $147,752 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aerospace Engineers salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 2nd of 2 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Albuquerque pays the most ($143,200).

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Highest-paying cities for aerospace engineers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,920).

Aerospace Engineers salary by city

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• Engineers, All Other$120,120 a year
• Computer Hardware Engineers$116,100 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$113,890 a year
• Mechanical Engineers$99,390 a year
• Electrical Engineers$98,330 a year
• Civil Engineers$93,350 a year
• Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$94,990 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$84,540 a year

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