SOC 25-1065 · Area 21340 · May 2025
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
El Paso, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $40,340 | Not released |
| 25th percentile | $47,490 | Not released |
| Median | $76,810 | Not released |
| 75th percentile | $99,460 | Not released |
| 90th percentile | $122,080 | Not released |
| Average | $80,650 | Not released |
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: 90. 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 $47,490 to $99,460 in 2025, a span of $51,970.
The area median is $10,140 (11.7%) below Texas's $86,950 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 9 other published areas
- This area's median is $12,970 (20.3%) above the $63,840 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,300 (8.9%) above the $70,510 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,550 (7.8%) above the $71,260 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $2,850 (3.6%) below the $79,660 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $13,850 (15.3%) below the $90,660 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $24,280 (24.0%) below the $101,090 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $26,150 (25.4%) below the $102,960 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $34,220 (30.8%) below the $111,030 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $49,430 (39.2%) below the $126,240 median in College Station-Bryan, 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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