New Mexico State University salaries in Las Cruces, NM

Based on 75 certified H-1B filings by New Mexico State University in the Las Cruces, NM metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$76,918
Middle 50%$64.4k–$96.3k
vs. all employers here−6%comparison median $81,500
Filings75FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,480 and $145,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,885
25th$64,430
50th (median)$76,918
75th$96,255
90th$102,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $62,000 (27 filings) FY2021: median $63,420 (22 filings) FY2022: median $66,000 (29 filings) FY2023: median $70,000 (35 filings) FY2024: median $66,870 (17 filings) FY2025: median $77,496 (43 filings) FY2026: median $75,000 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 22 filings FY21 FY2022: 29 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 43 filings FY25 FY2026: 32 filings FY26 43
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$62,000$50,935$77,22227
FY2021$63,420$56,125$75,55522
FY2022$66,000$60,000$79,99729
FY2023$70,000$60,000$83,77035
FY2024$66,870$56,259$95,00017
FY2025$77,496$65,000$97,24543
FY2026$75,000$60,911$90,54432

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Business Professortoo few8
Engineering Professortoo few7
Database Administratortoo few3
Data Scientisttoo few3
Computer Science Professortoo few3
Mathematics Professortoo few3
Coachtoo few3
Management Consultanttoo few2
Event Plannertoo few2
Soil and Plant Scientisttoo few2
Astronomertoo few2
Geographertoo few2
Space Sciences Teachertoo few2
Chemistry Teachertoo few2
Environmental Science Teachertoo few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Economics Professortoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Las Cruces, NM.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $74,992 62
Mid-level · Level II $80,596 13
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.