High school teacher · Las Cruces, NM
High school teacher in Las Cruces: $2,087/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Las Cruces at $75,250 a year. About 760 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $57,680 and the 90th is $75,980. Pay ranks 114th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× 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 $2,087 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Albuquerque is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,971 left over a month), and Las Cruces still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,087
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,250
$57,680 to $75,980
Rent (1 bd)
$862
$1,026 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
114th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $75,250.
- Taxes$1,364
- Rent$862
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$2,087
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,250
- Federal income tax
- −$8,169
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,757
- State income tax (NM)
- −$2,442
- Take-home pay
- $58,883
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
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
$6,271 gross, minus $1,364 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$2,087
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Albuquerque, $1,971/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Las Cruces?
$75,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Las Cruces?
$2,087 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $862, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Las Cruces leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Albuquerque at $1,971 a month.