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Average Painters, Construction And Maintenance Salary in Las Cruces, NM

Painters, Construction And Maintenance in Las Cruces, NM earn a median annual salary of $45,480, which is -6.5% compared to the national median. There are 150 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).

$45,480
Las Cruces, NM median annual wage
$22/hour median
-6.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $48,660
150
Local employment
1.9 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.32
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,970
25th
$37,580
Median
$45,480
75th
$46,760
90th
$71,660

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
$50,415
Goods: 96.1%
Services: 77.9%
Rents: 63.0%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Champaign-Urbana, IL$79,960Compare190
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$72,970Compare160
Urban Honolulu, HI$66,610Compare1,200
Fairbanks-College, AK$65,830Compare60
Rockford, IL$65,730Compare140
Anchorage, AK$64,580Compare250

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

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$230,0302.01
Dentists, General$172,1601.60
Architectural And Engineering Managers$170,7400.33
Aerospace Engineers$133,020N/A
Pharmacists$129,1900.73
Computer And Information Systems Managers$127,9800.25
Information Security Analysts$127,4200.81
Nurse Practitioners$126,5801.12

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

Historical series

Trend for Painters, Construction And Maintenance in Las Cruces, NM

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Painters, Construction And Maintenance are projected to change by +3.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 28,100 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.