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Highest paying jobs in El Paso, TX

The best paying occupations in the El Paso, TX metro area, ranked by median annual wage. Metro wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure that too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Cost of living: prices here run 10.1% below the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#OccupationMedianEl Paso, TX10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darkerEmployed
1Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree$289,950$58,770 – $415,890560
2General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$240,990$161,030 – $346,34040
3Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree$220,050$98,680 – $477,540110
4Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree$213,550$36,300 – $329,430—
5Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$176,710$142,380 – $409,300240
6Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree$152,840$89,230 – $207,160770
7Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree$150,940$79,570 – $272,620160
8Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree$144,360$101,320 – $225,040160
9LawyersDoctoral or professional degree$140,550$80,970 – $217,920780
10OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree$132,240$34,600 – $168,21070
11Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree$131,740$108,740 – $172,31040
12Financial ManagersBachelor's degree$131,580$78,990 – $241,830920
13Economics Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$130,210$48,700 – $210,54030
14Software DevelopersBachelor's degree$127,310$77,500 – $164,8301,360
15Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree$127,110$99,650 – $159,840670
16Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree$126,700$92,460 – $157,67060
17PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree$124,910$100,040 – $165,150590
18VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree$123,250$88,870 – $172,47070
19Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree$122,930$69,170 – $170,8301,340
20Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree$122,780$71,920 – $198,160380
21Compensation and Benefits ManagersBachelor's degree$120,830$97,600 – $165,59070
22Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree$116,580$70,840 – $190,240340
23First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent$115,820$91,110 – $185,490160
24Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree$114,160$66,660 – $199,540490
25Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and InspectorsBachelor's degree$112,240$70,910 – $147,11040
26Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree$109,810$61,280 – $172,81050
27Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$109,300$56,620 – $140,5001,790
28Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree$108,240$53,110 – $143,250120
29Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree$108,100$64,480 – $166,00060
30Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree$107,730$73,200 – $171,230140
31Sales ManagersBachelor's degree$107,310$54,370 – $207,4401,200
32Physician AssistantsMaster's degree$107,220$97,340 – $145,620170
33Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree$106,560$61,920 – $158,250120
34Court Reporters and Simultaneous CaptionersPostsecondary nondegree award$106,010$85,340 – $126,09050
35Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree$105,770$61,620 – $153,210160
36Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree$103,530$65,440 – $165,660110
37Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent$103,380$69,240 – $164,36040
38Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree$103,180$62,020 – $165,970300
39Business Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$103,130$45,620 – $168,550210
40Bioengineers and Biomedical EngineersBachelor's degree$102,560$49,590 – $143,97050
41Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree$102,400$59,630 – $155,960140
42Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree$102,190$65,580 – $139,050550
43Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$102,090$57,180 – $168,290170
44Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree$101,710$59,950 – $165,890340
45Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree$101,530$64,280 – $135,070320
46Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree$100,470$59,230 – $167,1501,770
47Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree$99,700$41,830 – $330,720110
48Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree$99,430$66,450 – $134,260620
49Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree$99,030$54,530 – $161,46040
50Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree$97,920$65,350 – $140,38090

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