How much do Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians make in Las Cruces, NM?

Percentile spread

For Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,970 and the 90th percentile is $78,620. The difference is $42,650, which is 95.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $37,040 to the 75th at $58,370, covers $21,330.

The mean annual wage is $49,870, which sits above the median of $44,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Cruces, NM median is 29.2% lower than the national median of $62,930 for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,384, which is 21.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% lower than the New Mexico median of $47,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Cruces, NM is 90.212, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians at $49,384 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians. Las Cruces, NM ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• El Paso, TX is 96 miles away, with a median of $51,600 and employment of 720. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,389, against $49,384 here.
• Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 176 miles away, with a median of $53,090 and employment of 80. That median is 19.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,489, against $49,384 here.
• Albuquerque, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $47,240 and employment of 1,280. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,442, against $49,384 here.

Employment share

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Cruces, NM (110 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (332,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.