How much do Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education make in Las Cruces, NM?

Percentile spread

For Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $29,470 and the 90th percentile is $72,570. The difference is $43,100, which is 97.0% 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 $36,370 to the 75th at $58,910, covers $22,540.

The mean annual wage is $48,580, which sits above the median of $44,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Cruces, NM median is 16.5% higher than the national median of $38,140 for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,251, which is 29.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the New Mexico median of $44,070.

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 $44,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education at $49,251 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 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education. Las Cruces, NM ranks 1st 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 $30,030 and employment of 960. That median is 32.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,399, against $49,251 here.
• Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 176 miles away, with a median of $33,340 and employment of 90. That median is 25% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,359, against $49,251 here.
• Albuquerque, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $44,050 and employment of 1,170. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,103, against $49,251 here.

Employment share

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Cruces, NM (250 of 80,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.31% of employment (478,780 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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.