SOC 37-3011 · Las Cruces, NM metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Las Cruces, NM

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Las Cruces, New Mexico is $37,120 a year ($17.85 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,850: half of the 390 people in this job in the Las Cruces, NM metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$37,120average per year

$17.85 / hourMedian $36,850Take-home ≈ $31,377

  • $28K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

390people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4New Mexico metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,480 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Las Cruces earn between $32,240 and $38,470.

  • $28K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,120$3,093$17.85
Median$36,850$3,071$17.72
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,240$2,687$15.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,470$3,206$18.50

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Las Cruces

On the average salary of $37,120, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $31,377 a year, or $2,615 a month and $1,207 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

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

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Is Las Cruces a good place for landscaping and groundskeeping workers? 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 $37,120 buys what about $41,148 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 4th of 4 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($43,170).

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Highest-paying cities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,470).

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary by city

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in Las Cruces: questions

How much do landscaping and groundskeeping workers make an hour in Las Cruces?

$17.85 an hour on average, and $17.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary in Las Cruces?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscaping and groundskeeping workers take-home pay in Las Cruces?

About $31,377 a year ($2,615 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,120.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in Las Cruces than elsewhere?

The average here is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 37-3011; area Las Cruces, NM (29740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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