New Mexico State University

81 certified · Median $75,000 a year · Las Cruces, NM

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202634020
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202547530

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$63,861
Median
$75,000
75th percentile
$91,000

A year, from 77 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $93,09135
  • Post DoctoralMathematicians · median $60,6077
  • Research Scientist, AssociateGeographers · median $65,0004
  • Research Scientist, IntermediateElectronics Engineers, Except Computer · median $70,0003
  • Support AstronomerAstronomers · median $75,0003
  • College Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary2
  • Database Analyst SrDatabase Administrators · median $79,0462
  • Head Coach, Women's TennisCoaches and Scouts · median $60,0002
  • Assistant Coach, Track & FieldCoaches and Scouts · median $57,5001
  • Bridge InspectorCivil Engineers, NonR&D · median $86,6101

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Las Cruces, NM75
  • Clovis, NM2
  • Alamogordo, NM1
  • Carlsbad, NM1
  • Farmington, NM1
  • Sunspot, NM1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 91