Electrician · Las Cruces, NM

Electrician in Las Cruces: $844/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Las Cruces at $53,980 a year. About 410 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $34,470 and the 90th is $77,440. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× 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 $844 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, at $1,150 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$844

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$53,980

$34,470 to $77,440

Rent (1 bd)

$862

$1,026 (2 bd)

Employment

410

Location quotient 1.05

Pay rank

334th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $53,980.

Taxes$834
Rent$862
Other living costs$1,958
Left over$844

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $53,980
Federal income tax: −$4,439
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,129
State income tax (NM): −$1,442
Take-home pay: $43,970
Effective tax rate: 18.5%

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

$4,498 gross, minus $834 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$844

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sierra Vista, $1,150/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Las Cruces?

$53,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 electrician jobs are in the metro.

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

$844 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, leaves $1,150 a month, more than Las Cruces.