Teachers and Instructors, All Other Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,470 or more. The middle half of other teachers and instructors in Las Cruces earn between $50,840 and $58,700.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other pay in Las Cruces vs. New Mexico and the U.S.

Other teachers and instructors in Las Cruces earn 20% less than the New Mexico average ($72,130) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($73,880). At the median the gap is -23% against the U.S. median of $66,140.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary after taxes in Las Cruces

On the average salary of $57,790, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $47,064 a year, or $3,922 a month and $1,810 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 other teachers and instructors? 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 $57,790 buys what about $64,060 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 3rd of 3 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Santa Fe pays the most ($74,450).

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Highest-paying cities for other teachers and instructors

Kiryas Joel, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($125,450).

Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary by city

Related jobs in Las Cruces

• Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,360 a year
• Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,580 a year
• Instructional Coordinators$87,210 a year
• Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$72,630 a year
• Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$71,360 a year
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$70,980 a year
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$70,820 a year
• Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$69,960 a year

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