Registered nurse · Las Cruces, NM

Registered nurse in Las Cruces: $2,527/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Las Cruces at $83,310 a year. About 1,280 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $65,240 and the 90th is $116,530. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.1× 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 $2,527 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Albuquerque, about 193 miles away, at $3,013 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$2,527

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$83,310

$65,240 to $116,530

Rent (1 bd)

$862

$1,026 (2 bd)

Employment

1,280

Location quotient 0.74

Pay rank

208th of 374

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

8.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $83,310.

Taxes$1,595
Rent$862
Other living costs$1,958
Left over$2,527

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $83,310
Federal income tax: −$9,942
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,373
State income tax (NM): −$2,825
Take-home pay: $64,170
Effective tax rate: 23.0%

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

$6,943 gross, minus $1,595 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.

$2,527

Rank every metro for a registered nurse

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $3,013/mo.

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Questions

What does a registered nurse make in Las Cruces?

$83,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,280 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.

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

$2,527 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 8.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?

Albuquerque, about 193 miles away, leaves $3,013 a month, more than Las Cruces.