Operations Research Analysts Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Operations Research Analysts pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $164,470 or more. The middle half of operations research analysts in Las Cruces earn between $82,790 and $141,270.

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

Operations Research Analysts salary after taxes in Las Cruces

On the average salary of $112,830, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $84,008 a year, or $7,001 a month and $3,231 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 operations research analysts? 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 $112,830 buys what about $125,072 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Operations Research Analysts salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 1st of 3 New Mexico metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for operations research analysts

Colorado Springs, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($136,770).

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