Data scientist · Las Cruces, NM

Data scientist in Las Cruces: $3,162/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median data scientist wage in Las Cruces at $94,950 a year. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $46,300 and the 90th is $106,480. Pay ranks 182nd-highest of 281 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.2× 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 $3,162 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, at $3,768 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$3,162

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$94,950

$46,300 to $106,480

Rent (1 bd)

$862

$1,026 (2 bd)

Employment

Location quotient 0.22

Pay rank

182nd of 281

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

9.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, data scientist pay of $94,950.

Taxes$1,930
Rent$862
Other living costs$1,958
Left over$3,162

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $94,950
Federal income tax: −$12,503
Social Security and Medicare: −$7,264
State income tax (NM): −$3,395
Take-home pay: $71,788
Effective tax rate: 24.4%

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

$7,913 gross, minus $1,930 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$3,162

Rank every metro for a data scientist

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sierra Vista, $3,768/mo.

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Questions

What does a data scientist make in Las Cruces?

$94,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 30 data scientist jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a data scientist in Las Cruces?

$3,162 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 9.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a data scientist keep more?

Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, leaves $3,768 a month, more than Las Cruces.