SOC 49-9098 · Area 21340 · May 2025
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
El Paso, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $19,180 | $9.22 |
| 25th percentile | $27,150 | $13.05 |
| Median | $32,530 | $15.64 |
| 75th percentile | $37,920 | $18.23 |
| 90th percentile | $45,980 | $22.10 |
| Average | $33,430 | $16.07 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 380. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $27,150 to $37,920 in 2025, a span of $10,770.
The area median is $4,470 (12.1%) below Texas's $37,000 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 30 other published areas
- This area's median is $3,460 (11.9%) above the $29,070 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $3,450 (11.9%) above the $29,080 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $560 (1.8%) above the $31,970 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $790 (2.4%) below the $33,320 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $990 (3.0%) below the $33,520 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $1,250 (3.7%) below the $33,780 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,500 (4.4%) below the $34,030 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $1,790 (5.2%) below the $34,320 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $2,080 (6.0%) below the $34,610 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $2,200 (6.3%) below the $34,730 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $2,880 (8.1%) below the $35,410 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $3,030 (8.5%) below the $35,560 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $3,050 (8.6%) below the $35,580 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,090 (8.7%) below the $35,620 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $3,130 (8.8%) below the $35,660 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $3,610 (10.0%) below the $36,140 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $3,630 (10.0%) below the $36,160 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $3,710 (10.2%) below the $36,240 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $3,870 (10.6%) below the $36,400 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,010 (11.0%) below the $36,540 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,300 (11.7%) below the $36,830 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $4,940 (13.2%) below the $37,470 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $5,060 (13.5%) below the $37,590 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,460 (14.4%) below the $37,990 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,720 (15.0%) below the $38,250 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $6,090 (15.8%) below the $38,620 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $6,230 (16.1%) below the $38,760 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,980 (17.7%) below the $39,510 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $7,440 (18.6%) below the $39,970 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $8,510 (20.7%) below the $41,040 median in Midland, TX.
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