SOC 13-1041 · El Paso, TX metro

Compliance Officers Salary in El Paso, TX

The average salary for compliance officers in El Paso, Texas is $77,710 a year ($37.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,920: half of the 2,660 people in this job in the El Paso, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($88,546).

$77,710average per year

$37.36 / hourMedian $73,920Take-home ≈ $63,499

  • $39K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $112K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

2,660people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 26Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Compliance Officers pay range in El Paso

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,950 a year or less, while the top 10% make $112,260 or more. The middle half of compliance officers in El Paso earn between $47,940 and $106,330.

  • $39K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $112K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,710$6,476$37.36
Median$73,920$6,160$35.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,940$3,995$23.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$106,330$8,861$51.12

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Compliance Officers salary after taxes in El Paso

On the average salary of $77,710, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $63,499 a year, or $5,292 a month and $2,442 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is El Paso a good place for compliance officers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the El Paso area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.9), so the average $77,710 buys what about $86,429 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Compliance Officers salary in other Texas cities

El Paso ranks 7th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($93,000).

All Compliance Officers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for compliance officers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($128,490).

Compliance Officers salary by city

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Compliance Officers salary in El Paso: questions

How much do compliance officers make an hour in El Paso?

$37.36 an hour on average, and $35.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level compliance officers salary in El Paso?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,950 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the compliance officers take-home pay in El Paso?

About $63,499 a year ($5,292 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,710. Texas has no state income tax.

Do compliance officers earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($88,546).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1041; area El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.92, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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