Las Cruces, NM metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Las Cruces Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Las Cruces, NM metro area
Figures describe the Las Cruces, NM metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Las Cruces city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (1 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 274 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $387,450 | $186.27 | 170 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $228,040 | $109.64 | 100 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $207,000 | $99.52 | 80 |
| 4 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $170,990 | $82.21 | 40 |
| 5 | Physician Assistants | $141,350 | $67.96 | 100 |
| 6 | Aerospace Engineers | $136,860 | $65.80 | 70 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $135,900 | $65.34 | 120 |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,990 | $63.46 | 210 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $128,360 | $61.71 | 100 |
| 10 | Veterinarians | $124,640 | $59.92 | 40 |
| 11 | Engineers, All Other | $121,510 | $58.42 | 220 |
| 12 | Physical Therapists | $120,350 | $57.86 | 200 |
| 13 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,430 | $57.42 | 30 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $117,540 | $56.51 | 160 |
| 15 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $117,150 | $56.32 | 90 |
| 16 | Managers, All Other | $115,920 | $55.73 | 310 |
| 17 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $115,610 | $55.58 | 80 |
| 18 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $114,590 | $55.09 | 210 |
| 19 | Operations Research Analysts | $114,150 | $54.88 | 130 |
| 20 | Information Security Analysts | $113,550 | $54.59 | 70 |
| 21 | Physicists | $112,400 | $54.04 | 30 |
| 22 | School Psychologists | $110,360 | $53.06 | 80 |
| 23 | Lawyers | $110,140 | $52.95 | 190 |
| 24 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $109,430 | $52.61 | 170 |
| 25 | Human Resources Managers | $108,690 | $52.25 | 50 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Las Cruces metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.