SOC 29-1051 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Pharmacists make in Las Cruces, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Las Cruces, NM is $135,900. The 10th percentile is $99,440 and the 90th percentile is $172,840. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$135,900

10th percentile
$99,440
25th percentile
$126,110
Median
$135,900
75th percentile
$154,950
90th percentile
$172,840
Mean
$137,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Pharmacists, the published 10th percentile is $99,440 and the 90th percentile is $172,840. The difference is $73,400, which is 54.0% 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 $126,110 to the 75th at $154,950, covers $28,840.

The mean annual wage is $137,870, which sits above the median of $135,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Cruces, NM median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $140,910 for Pharmacists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $150,645, which is 6.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% lower than the New Mexico median of $147,000.

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 $135,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacists at $150,645 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 Pharmacists. 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 $124,910 and employment of 590. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,925, against $150,645 here.
  • Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 176 miles away, with a median of $152,710 and employment of 60. That median is 12.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $171,117, against $150,645 here.
  • Albuquerque, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $147,000 and employment of 1,000. That median is 8.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $153,853, against $150,645 here.

Employment share

Pharmacists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Cruces, NM (120 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (321,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Las Cruces, NM · Pharmacists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Pharmacists make in Las Cruces, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Las Cruces, NM is $135,900. The 10th percentile is $99,440 and the 90th percentile is $172,840. Employment is 120.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacists?

The local median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $140,910.

What is Pharmacists 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 $135,900 is $150,645. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

El Paso, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 96 miles away, at $124,910. Las Cruces, NM ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.