Living Wage Calculation for Las Cruces, NM

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate reflects a person's gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

For further detail, please reference the technical documentation here.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Living Wage $15.75 $31.91 $40.92 $53.84 $25.54 $31.68 $36.77 $41.20 $12.72 $18.07 $22.86 $27.31
Poverty Wage $6.53 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $15.61 $4.40 $5.54 $6.67 $7.81
Minimum Wage $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Food $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $7,466 $14,933 $22,399 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,466 $14,933 $22,399
Medical $3,282 $9,162 $9,172 $9,097 $7,014 $9,172 $9,097 $9,250 $7,014 $9,172 $9,097 $9,250
Housing $7,620 $9,444 $9,444 $13,416 $7,788 $9,444 $9,444 $13,416 $7,620 $9,444 $9,444 $13,416
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $28,552 $56,502 $71,706 $92,096 $46,906 $57,083 $65,753 $73,308 $46,738 $64,549 $80,686 $95,707
Annual taxes $4,210 $9,877 $13,409 $19,893 $6,225 $8,805 $10,731 $12,384 $6,182 $10,638 $14,398 $17,883
Required annual income before taxes $32,762 $66,378 $85,115 $111,989 $53,131 $65,888 $76,485 $85,692 $52,921 $75,187 $95,084 $113,590

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,689
Business & Financial Operations $66,075
Computer & Mathematical $79,427
Architecture & Engineering $87,861
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,258
Community & Social Service $51,301
Legal $70,011
Education, Training, & Library $61,676
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,320
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $79,890
Healthcare Support $25,050
Protective Service $52,161
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,994
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,045
Personal Care & Service $26,196
Sales & Related $29,746
Office & Administrative Support $33,771
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $24,079
Construction & Extraction $40,518
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $40,937
Production $32,580
Transportation & Material Moving $31,808