Home / Wages / El Paso El Paso salaries The median worker in the El Paso, TX metro area earned $37,880 a year in 2024, about $18.21 an hour. That ranks #374 of the 391 metro areas published here, 23.5% below the national median.
Texas
Median pay $37,880 $18.21 per hour
Vs national -23.5% U.S. $49,500
Workers 332,330 wage and salary
Metro rank #374 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like El Paso pays 20.3% less than Texas as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Housing here moved +6.2% over the year to 2026 Q2 and +44.6% over five years. Pay and house prices rarely move together, and where they diverge for long the
affordability of an area changes even when nothing about the jobs does.
House prices in El Paso .
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Detectives and Criminal Investigators 7.37× 1,760 $107,240 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 3.59× 1,790 $61,820 Compliance Officers 3.05× 2,620 $72,550 Sewing Machine Operators 2.59× 610 $20,760 Instructional Coordinators 2.23× 1,010 $74,900 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 2.07× 700 $42,620 Information and Record Clerks, All Other 2.03× 630 $46,650 Food Preparation Workers 2× 3,840 $23,980 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 1.96× 890 $41,890 Customer Service Representatives 1.8× 10,550 $35,630 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 1.77× 1,100 $46,780 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1.71× 3,950 $60,000
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in El Paso Occupation Median Hourly Employed Computer and Information Systems Managers $139,050 $66.85 640 Pharmacists $131,390 $63.17 580 Financial Managers $127,410 $61.25 870 Nurse Practitioners $126,120 $60.64 560 Managers, All Other $125,730 $60.45 1,200 Software Developers $121,160 $58.25 1,300 Lawyers $112,380 $54.03 830 Industrial Production Managers $110,760 $53.25 290 Human Resources Managers $109,990 $52.88 300 Business Teachers, Postsecondary $108,350 n/a 270 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $107,240 $51.56 1,760 Physician Assistants $105,630 $50.78 220 Marketing Managers $102,250 $49.16 500 Medical and Health Services Managers $101,140 $48.62 1,580 Sales Managers $100,830 $48.48 1,110 Physical Therapists $99,170 $47.68 500 Administrative Services Managers $97,390 $46.82 310 Occupational Therapists $93,590 $45.00 310 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $93,130 $44.78 230 Education Administrators, Postsecondary $93,100 $44.76 370 Computer Occupations, All Other $92,520 $44.48 810 Mechanical Engineers $90,250 $43.39 200 Computer Systems Analysts $86,170 $41.43 560 Electrical Engineers $84,310 $40.54 250 Industrial Engineers $84,110 $40.44 340 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $83,280 n/a 340 Dental Hygienists $82,800 $39.81 340 Speech-Language Pathologists $81,950 $39.40 500 Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $81,440 n/a 970 Registered Nurses $81,380 $39.13 6,980 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $80,410 n/a 390 Data Scientists $80,350 $38.63 250 Construction Managers $80,060 $38.49 950 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $78,470 $37.73 660 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $77,300 $37.16 1,700 Network and Computer Systems Administrators $77,210 $37.12 590 Project Management Specialists $76,100 $36.59 1,620 Civil Engineers $74,990 $36.05 480 Management Analysts $74,960 $36.04 620 Instructional Coordinators $74,900 $36.01 1,010 General and Operations Managers $74,680 $35.90 8,390 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $73,940 $35.55 1,960 Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $72,690 $34.95 980 Compliance Officers $72,550 $34.88 2,620 Respiratory Therapists $71,970 $34.60 330 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $70,670 $33.98 220 Financial and Investment Analysts $70,330 $33.81 280 Social and Community Service Managers $69,250 $33.29 340 Accountants and Auditors $67,070 $32.25 1,900 Physical Therapist Assistants $66,290 $31.87 310 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $66,210 $31.83 690 Radiologic Technologists and Technicians $66,160 $31.81 580 Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $66,000 $31.73 340 Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary $64,380 n/a 260 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $64,170 $30.85 540 Education Teachers, Postsecondary $63,860 n/a 270 Logisticians $63,840 $30.69 450 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $63,410 $30.49 280 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $63,240 $30.41 1,240 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $62,810 n/a 2,960
Where most people work Largest occupations in El Paso by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 14,040 $22,310 $10.73 Fast Food and Counter Workers 11,540 $22,570 $10.85 Customer Service Representatives 10,550 $35,630 $17.13 Retail Salespersons 9,830 $27,940 $13.43 General and Operations Managers 8,390 $74,680 $35.90 Cashiers 7,580 $24,210 $11.64 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,360 $48,180 $23.17 Stockers and Order Fillers 7,030 $33,850 $16.27 Registered Nurses 6,980 $81,380 $39.13 Office Clerks, General 6,000 $32,840 $15.79 Waiters and Waitresses 5,670 $26,070 $12.53 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5,470 $28,490 $13.70 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,230 $33,160 $15.94 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3,970 $53,510 $25.73 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3,950 $60,000 n/a Food Preparation Workers 3,840 $23,980 $11.53 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 3,690 $38,150 $18.34 Security Guards 3,530 $26,760 $12.87 Cooks, Restaurant 3,500 $28,580 $13.74 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 3,380 $31,480 $15.14
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Texas metro areas Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 1,260,220 workers $52,610 Midland 119,220 workers $52,320 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 4,003,820 workers $49,740 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands 3,246,360 workers $48,490 Odessa 79,150 workers $47,420 Beaumont-Port Arthur 158,920 workers $46,740 El Paso pay: common questions What is the average salary in El Paso? The median across all occupations is $37,880 , or $18.21 an hour, covering 332,330 wage and salary workers. The mean is $50,050, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does El Paso pay more than the rest of Texas? No. The metro median of $37,880 is 20.3% below the Texas median of $47,500. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in El Paso? Computer and Information Systems Managers ($139,050), Pharmacists ($131,390), Financial Managers ($127,410). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is El Paso unusually full of? Detectives and Criminal Investigators, at 7.37× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.