Average Child, Family, And School Social Workers Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Child, Family, And School Social Workers in Las Cruces, NM earn a median annual salary of $54,550, which is -6.9% compared to the national median. There are 310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Las Cruces, NM (metro area).

$54,550

Las Cruces, NM median annual wage

$26/hour median

-6.9%

Difference vs national median

National median is $58,570

310

Local employment

4.0 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.61

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $35,850
25th: $43,360
Median: $54,550
75th: $75,880
90th: $97,710

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Las Cruces, NM, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

90.2%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$60,469

Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 63.0%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$82,410	Compare	340
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$80,280	Compare	2,250
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$79,840	Compare	1,300
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$78,950	Compare	350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$78,700	Compare	2,090
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$78,700	Compare	440

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Las Cruces, NM

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Family Medicine Physicians	$230,030	2.01
Dentists, General	$172,160	1.60
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$170,740	0.33
Aerospace Engineers	$133,020	N/A
Pharmacists	$129,190	0.73
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$127,980	0.25
Information Security Analysts	$127,420	0.81
Nurse Practitioners	$126,580	1.12

Las Cruces, NM has salary data for 269 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Child, Family, And School Social Workers in Las Cruces, NM

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Child, Family, And School Social Workers are projected to change by +3.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 35,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.