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Chemical Engineer Salary
in Las Cruces, New Mexico

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$119,717 (USD)

Average Salary

$58/hr

Average Hourly

$4,465

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Chemical Engineer is $119,717 a year and $58 an hour in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. The average salary range for a Chemical Engineer is between $82,365 and $146,174. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Chemical Engineer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$134,474
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces Cost of Living Score:

Description: Las Cruces (; Spanish: [las 'kruses] "the crosses") is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385, making Las Cruces the most populous city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces metropolitan area had an estimated population of 213,849 in 2017. It is the principal city of a metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Doña Ana County and is part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area with a population of 1,088,420 making it the 56th largest combined statistical...
Description:
  • Develops processes and designs equipment for manufacturing chemicals and related products utilizing principles and technology of chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, and related physical and natural sciences.
  • Solves problems involving the production or use of chemicals, applying principles of chemistry and engineering.
  • Plans and tests methods of manufacturing products and treating the by-products.
  • Utilizes computer technology to optimize all phases of research and production.
  • Excludes paraprofessionals and supervisory positions.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Chemical Engineer is $119,717 a year and $58 an hour in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. The average salary range for a Chemical Engineer is between $82,365 and $146,174. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Chemical Engineer. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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Job Statistics

Chemical Engineer Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Chemical Engineers

Job family population: 21,140

Estimated population of Chemical Engineer jobs: 3,196

Rate of error: 3.3%

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Las Cruces Cost of Living Score:

Description: Las Cruces (; Spanish: [las 'kruses] "the crosses") is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico and the seat of Doña Ana County. As of the 2020 census the population was 111,385, making Las Cruces the most populous city in both Doña Ana County and southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces metropolitan area had an estimated population of 213,849 in 2017. It is the principal city of a metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Doña Ana County and is part of the larger El Paso–Las Cruces combined statistical area with a population of 1,088,420 making it the 56th largest combined statistical...
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  • Solves problems involving the production or use of chemicals, applying principles of chemistry and engineering.
  • Plans and tests methods of manufacturing products and treating the by-products.
  • Utilizes computer technology to optimize all phases of research and production.
  • Excludes paraprofessionals and supervisory positions.
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