Editors pay range in El Paso
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $85,970 or more. The middle half of editors in El Paso earn between $39,890 and $77,130.
- $35K10th
- $40K25th
- $55KMedian
- $77K75th
- $86K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $61,800 | $5,150 | $29.71 |
| Median | $55,450 | $4,621 | $26.66 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $39,890 | $3,324 | $19.18 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $77,130 | $6,428 | $37.08 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Editors salary after taxes in El Paso
On the average salary of $61,800, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $51,836 a year, or $4,320 a month and $1,994 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.
Is El Paso a good place for editors? 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 $61,800 buys what about $68,734 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.
Editors salary in other Texas cities
El Paso ranks 6th of 10 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($71,630).
- Waco$71,630
- Killeen$70,460
- Midland$67,430
- College Station$66,010
- San Antonio$63,830
- El Paso$61,800
- Austin$60,350
- Corpus Christi$57,680
- Lubbock$55,780
- Houston$45,040
Highest-paying cities for editors
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($120,530).
- San Jose, CA$120,530
- Los Angeles, CA$119,300
- New York, NY$119,160
- San Francisco, CA$114,540
- Waterbury, CT$110,240
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Editors salary in El Paso: questions
How much do editors make an hour in El Paso?
$29.71 an hour on average, and $26.66 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level editors salary in El Paso?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,890, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the editors take-home pay in El Paso?
About $51,836 a year ($4,320 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,800. Texas has no state income tax.
Do editors earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?
The average here is 34% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($94,300).
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 27-3041; area El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.0%.
- 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 0.23, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.23).
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