Exactly 70 of the 1,290 medical billing professionals employed in New Mexico, work in Las Cruces. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of medical billing professionals in Las Cruces has shrunk by 30%. As the number of medical billing professionals in Las Cruces has decreased, overall employment in Las Cruces has increased.

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Salaries for medical billing professionals in Las Cruces have increased. Las Cruces medical billing professionals made $24,120 per year, on average, in 2010. Medical billing professionals in Las Cruces made a yearly average salary of $23,140, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of medical billing professionals in Las Cruces is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Las Cruces medical billing professionals earn a median yearly salary of $22,750. The difference in pay between the medical billing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 85%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $17,730 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $32,880 per year.

On average medical billing professional salaries in Las Cruces are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Las Cruces' medical billing professionals are graduates of the only accredited medical billing school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in medical billing offered by Las Cruces' medical billing school.

In 2010 approximately 14 students completed medical billing courses.