Nurse practitioner · Las Cruces, NM

Nurse practitioner in Las Cruces: $5,160/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Las Cruces at $131,990 a year. About 210 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $100,550 and the 90th is $161,000. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 12.8× 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 $5,160 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, at $5,696 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$5,160

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$131,990

$100,550 to $161,000

Rent (1 bd)

$862

$1,026 (2 bd)

Employment

210

Location quotient 1.26

Pay rank

133rd of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

12.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $131,990.

Taxes$3,019
Rent$862
Other living costs$1,958
Left over$5,160

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $131,990
Federal income tax: −$20,925
Social Security and Medicare: −$10,097
State income tax (NM): −$5,210
Take-home pay: $95,758
Effective tax rate: 27.5%

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

$10,999 gross, minus $3,019 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$5,160

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sierra Vista, $5,696/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Las Cruces?

$131,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$5,160 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 12.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Sierra Vista, about 176 miles away, leaves $5,696 a month, more than Las Cruces.