SOC 31-9092 · Area 21340 · May 2025
Medical Assistants
El Paso, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,710 | $13.80 |
| 25th percentile | $30,560 | $14.69 |
| Median | $35,790 | $17.21 |
| 75th percentile | $38,650 | $18.58 |
| 90th percentile | $44,800 | $21.54 |
| Average | $35,950 | $17.28 |
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: 1,980. 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 $30,560 to $38,650 in 2025, a span of $8,090.
The area median is $3,730 (9.4%) below Texas's $39,520 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 31 other published areas
- This area's median is $6,300 (21.4%) above the $29,490 median in Eagle Pass, TX.
- This area's median is $980 (2.8%) above the $34,810 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $830 (2.4%) above the $34,960 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $470 (1.3%) above the $35,320 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $370 (1.0%) below the $36,160 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $710 (1.9%) below the $36,500 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $760 (2.1%) below the $36,550 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $980 (2.7%) below the $36,770 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,080 (2.9%) below the $36,870 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,110 (3.0%) below the $36,900 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $1,190 (3.2%) below the $36,980 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,250 (3.4%) below the $37,040 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $1,270 (3.4%) below the $37,060 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $1,280 (3.5%) below the $37,070 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $1,380 (3.7%) below the $37,170 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,460 (3.9%) below the $37,250 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,670 (4.5%) below the $37,460 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $1,760 (4.7%) below the $37,550 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $1,820 (4.8%) below the $37,610 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,900 (5.0%) below the $37,690 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $2,030 (5.4%) below the $37,820 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $2,060 (5.4%) below the $37,850 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $3,010 (7.8%) below the $38,800 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $3,120 (8.0%) below the $38,910 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $3,390 (8.7%) below the $39,180 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $4,450 (11.1%) below the $40,240 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $4,480 (11.1%) below the $40,270 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $6,320 (15.0%) below the $42,110 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $7,310 (17.0%) below the $43,100 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $8,220 (18.7%) below the $44,010 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $10,030 (21.9%) below the $45,820 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
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Which counties share this estimate?
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