SOC 25-1111 · El Paso, TX metro

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in El Paso, TX

The average salary for criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in El Paso, Texas is $59,530 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,570: half of the 90 people in this job in the El Paso, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 32% less than the U.S. average for this job ($87,550).

$59,530average per year

Median $50,570Take-home ≈ $50,012

  • $40K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-32%vs U.S. average
#5 of 5Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in El Paso

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,580 a year or less, while the top 10% make $94,470 or more. The middle half of criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in El Paso earn between $39,580 and $75,650.

  • $40K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $94K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,530$4,961—
Median$50,570$4,214—
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,580$3,298—
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,650$6,304—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary pay in El Paso vs. Texas and the U.S.

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in El Paso earn 25% less than the Texas average ($79,370) and 32% less than the U.S. average ($87,550). At the median the gap is -34% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
El Paso$59,530$50,570$39,580$94,47090
Texas$79,370$77,270$39,580$126,6701,150
United States$87,550$76,590$45,000$140,24013,150

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in El Paso

On the average salary of $59,530, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $50,012 a year, or $4,168 a month and $1,924 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary? 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 $59,530 buys what about $66,209 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

El Paso ranks 5th of 5 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($90,790).

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Highest-paying cities for criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($200,140).

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in El Paso: questions

What is the entry-level criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salary in El Paso?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,580 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in El Paso?

About $50,012 a year ($4,168 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,530. Texas has no state income tax.

Do criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?

The average here is 32% less than the U.S. average for this job ($87,550).

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 25-1111; area El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 3.01, this job is 3.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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