Veterinarians Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Veterinarians pay range in Las Cruces

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $93,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $198,290 or more. The middle half of veterinarians in Las Cruces earn between $100,420 and $165,140.

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

Veterinarians salary after taxes in Las Cruces

On the average salary of $136,470, a single filer in Las Cruces takes home about $99,187 a year, or $8,266 a month and $3,815 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 veterinarians? 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 $136,470 buys what about $151,277 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Las Cruces ($42,070). A typical home costs $288,339, or 2.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Veterinarians salary in other New Mexico cities

Las Cruces ranks 3rd of 3 New Mexico metro areas for this job; Albuquerque pays the most ($148,720).

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Highest-paying cities for veterinarians

Anchorage, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($215,060).

Veterinarians salary by city

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