SOC 35-9021 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Dishwashers make in Las Cruces, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dishwashers in Las Cruces, NM is $29,070. The 10th percentile is $26,630 and the 90th percentile is $35,900. Employment is 340.

Median annual wage

$29,070

10th percentile
$26,630
25th percentile
$27,110
Median
$29,070
75th percentile
$35,900
90th percentile
$35,900
Mean
$30,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Dishwashers, the published 10th percentile is $26,630 and the 90th percentile is $35,900. The difference is $9,270, which is 31.9% 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 $27,110 to the 75th at $35,900, covers $8,790.

The mean annual wage is $30,760, which sits above the median of $29,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Cruces, NM median is 16.5% lower than the national median of $34,810 for Dishwashers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,224, which is 7.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the New Mexico median of $30,520.

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 $29,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dishwashers at $32,224 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 Dishwashers. Las Cruces, NM ranks 3rd 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 $26,850 and employment of 860. That median is 7.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,863, against $32,224 here.
  • Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 176 miles away, with a median of $30,880 and employment of 90. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,602, against $32,224 here.
  • Albuquerque, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $31,540 and employment of 1,490. That median is 8.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,010, against $32,224 here.

Employment share

Dishwashers accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Cruces, NM (340 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (477,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.38 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Dishwashers make in Las Cruces, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Dishwashers in Las Cruces, NM is $29,070. The 10th percentile is $26,630 and the 90th percentile is $35,900. Employment is 340.

How does that compare with the national median for Dishwashers?

The local median is 16.5% lower than the national median of $34,810.

What is Dishwashers pay in Las Cruces, NM after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Cruces, NM is 90.212, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,070 is $32,224. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Cruces, NM compare with nearby metros for Dishwashers?

El Paso, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 96 miles away, at $26,850. Las Cruces, NM ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.