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title: "Average Salary in El Paso, TX"
description: "Mean $51,870, median $39,510 in the El Paso metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in El Paso, TX

El Paso, TX metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $51,870, median $39,510 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 339,120 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $43,940.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $22,740 |
| 25th | $28,930 |
| 50th | $39,510 |
| 75th | $62,570 |
| 90th | $95,570 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 89.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 71.2 |
| Goods | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 82.6 |
| Other services | 96.2 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $216,280
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $214,140
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $164,300
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $159,560
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $153,250
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $152,820
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $152,360
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $147,680
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): $139,840
- [Economics Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/economics-teacher-postsecondary): $133,080

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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