Police officer · Las Cruces, NM
Police officer in Las Cruces: $1,269/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Las Cruces at $60,720 a year. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $48,060 and the 90th is $91,850. Pay ranks 270th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× 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 $1,269 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is El Paso, about 96 miles away, at $2,353 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,269
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,720
$48,060 to $91,850
Rent (1 bd)
$862
$1,026 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
270th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,720.
- Taxes$971
- Rent$862
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$1,269
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,720
- Federal income tax
- −$5,248
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,645
- State income tax (NM)
- −$1,759
- Take-home pay
- $49,068
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
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
$5,060 gross, minus $971 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$1,269
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: El Paso, $2,353/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Las Cruces?
$60,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Las Cruces?
$1,269 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
El Paso, about 96 miles away, leaves $2,353 a month, more than Las Cruces.