Computer Programmers Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Computer Programmers pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $113,120 or more. The middle half of computer programmers in Las Cruces earn between $67,930 and $86,420.

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

Computer Programmers salary after taxes in Las Cruces

On the average salary of $84,930, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $65,748 a year, or $5,479 a month and $2,529 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 computer programmers? 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 $84,930 buys what about $94,145 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Programmers salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 3rd of 3 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($92,040).

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Highest-paying cities for computer programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,780).

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• Computer and Information Research Scientists$117,170 a year
• Software Developers$115,330 a year
• Information Security Analysts$113,120 a year
• Computer Occupations, All Other$111,540 a year
• Computer Systems Analysts$96,780 a year
• Database Administrators$91,880 a year
• Network and Computer Systems Administrators$89,250 a year
• Computer Network Support Specialists$63,870 a year

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