Physical therapist · Las Cruces, NM
Physical therapist in Las Cruces: $4,544/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median physical therapist wage in Las Cruces at $120,350 a year. About 200 physical therapist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.43). The 10th percentile is $77,480 and the 90th is $163,550. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 384 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.6× 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 $4,544 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Santa Fe is the strongest other metro for this job ($4,217 left over a month), and Las Cruces still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,544
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$120,350
$77,480 to $163,550
Rent (1 bd)
$862
$1,026 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 1.43
Pay rank
20th of 384
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, physical therapist pay of $120,350.
- Taxes$2,665
- Rent$862
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$4,544
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $120,350
- Federal income tax
- −$18,131
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,207
- State income tax (NM)
- −$4,640
- Take-home pay
- $88,372
- Effective tax rate
- 26.6%
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
$10,029 gross, minus $2,665 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$4,544
Rank every metro for a physical therapist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Santa Fe, $4,217/mo.
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Questions
What does a physical therapist make in Las Cruces?
$120,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 physical therapist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a physical therapist in Las Cruces?
$4,544 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 11.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a physical therapist keep more?
Las Cruces leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Santa Fe at $4,217 a month.