Civil engineer · Las Cruces, NM
Civil engineer in Las Cruces: $2,761/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median civil engineer wage in Las Cruces at $87,600 a year. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $58,000 and the 90th is $134,170. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 368 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($862/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,761 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albuquerque, about 193 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,761
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,600
$58,000 to $134,170
Rent (1 bd)
$862
$1,026 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
292nd of 368
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $87,600.
- Taxes$1,719
- Rent$862
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$2,761
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,600
- Federal income tax
- −$10,886
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,701
- State income tax (NM)
- −$3,035
- Take-home pay
- $66,978
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $862
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $2,820
Left over each month
$7,300 gross, minus $1,719 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$2,761
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Las Cruces?
$87,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 civil engineer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Las Cruces?
$2,761 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 8.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Albuquerque, about 193 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Las Cruces.