SOC 27-4021 · Area 21340 · May 2025
Photographers
El Paso, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,600 | $12.79 |
| 25th percentile | $31,430 | $15.11 |
| Median | $36,650 | $17.62 |
| 75th percentile | $46,390 | $22.31 |
| 90th percentile | $56,960 | $27.39 |
| Average | $40,400 | $19.43 |
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: 80. 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 $31,430 to $46,390 in 2025, a span of $14,960.
The area median is $4,630 (11.2%) below Texas's $41,280 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 11 other published areas
- This area's median is $8,540 (30.4%) above the $28,110 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $3,870 (11.8%) above the $32,780 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $2,520 (7.4%) above the $34,130 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $1,130 (3.0%) below the $37,780 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $2,320 (6.0%) below the $38,970 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $4,630 (11.2%) below the $41,280 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $5,190 (12.4%) below the $41,840 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $7,320 (16.6%) below the $43,970 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $7,580 (17.1%) below the $44,230 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $7,650 (17.3%) below the $44,300 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $8,350 (18.6%) below the $45,000 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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