Auto mechanic salary in Las Cruces, NM
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Auto mechanics in the Las Cruces, NM area earn a median of $45,690 a year, or $21.97 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $73,890 a year. Statewide, auto mechanics earn a median of $47,300; Las Cruces is 3% below it.
- Entry-level starting pay (estimate)
- $13.96/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 420
- After cost of living
- $50,650
- Median hourly pay
- $21.97/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −10%
- vs New Mexico median
- −3%
- Mean (average) pay
- $49,580 a year · $23.84 an hour
Pay by percentile
What auto mechanics in Las Cruces, NM earn at each point of the pay range, May 2025: 10% earn less than the 10th percentile, half earn less than the median, and 10% earn more than the 90th.
| Percentile | Hourly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $13.96 | $29,030 |
| 25th percentile | $17.40 | $36,200 |
| Median (50th) | $21.97 | $45,690 |
| 75th percentile | $29.35 | $61,050 |
| 90th percentile | $35.53 | $73,890 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS yearly figures are the hourly wage times 2,080 hours.
How Las Cruces, NM compares
- Las Cruces has the lowest auto mechanic median of the 4 New Mexico metro areas with published pay.
- Auto mechanics are more concentrated in the Las Cruces area than nationally: 5.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
Other New Mexico metro areas
Other trades in Las Cruces, NM
Questions
- Do auto mechanics make more in Las Cruces or Santa Fe?
- Santa Fe pays more: the median is $45,690 in Las Cruces and $55,640 in Santa Fe, a 18% difference.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-3023 (Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics), area code 29740 (Las Cruces, NM). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed auto mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (90.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures