The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Las Cruces, NM is $104,330 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $97,270.
Pay spans roughly $65,120 at the 10th percentile to $107,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $50.16 per hour. An estimated 530 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Las Cruces, NM.
| Median (annual) | $104,330 |
| Mean (annual) | $97,270 |
| Median (hourly) | $50.16 |
| 10th percentile | $65,120 |
| 90th percentile | $107,240 |
| Employment | 530 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.