Firefighter · Las Cruces, NM

Firefighter in Las Cruces: $139/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Las Cruces at $42,820 a year. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $30,980 and the 90th is $64,240. Pay ranks 277th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× 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 $139 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, at $863 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$139

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$42,820

$30,980 to $64,240

Rent (1 bd)

$862

$1,026 (2 bd)

Employment

280

Location quotient 1.55

Pay rank

277th of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $42,820.

Taxes$610
Rent$862
Other living costs$1,958
Left over$139

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $42,820
Federal income tax: −$3,100
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,276
State income tax (NM): −$938
Take-home pay: $35,506
Effective tax rate: 17.1%

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

$3,568 gross, minus $610 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$139

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sierra Vista, $863/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Las Cruces?

$42,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

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

$139 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, leaves $863 a month, more than Las Cruces.