SOC 17-3029 · El Paso, TX metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in El Paso, TX

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in El Paso, Texas is $62,190 a year ($29.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,130: half of the 80 people in this job in the El Paso, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 23% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$62,190average per year

$29.90 / hourMedian $63,130Take-home ≈ $52,150

  • $34K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-23%vs U.S. metro average
#12 of 14Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in El Paso

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $95,680 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in El Paso earn between $38,550 and $81,330.

  • $34K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $81K75th
  • $96K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$62,190$5,182$29.90
Median$63,130$5,261$30.35
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,550$3,212$18.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,330$6,778$39.10

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

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in El Paso

On the average salary of $62,190, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $52,150 a year, or $4,346 a month and $2,006 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 other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? 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 $62,190 buys what about $69,168 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other Texas cities

El Paso ranks 12th of 14 Texas metro areas for this job; Corpus Christi pays the most ($79,980).

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in El Paso: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in El Paso?

$29.90 an hour on average, and $30.35 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in El Paso?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,550, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in El Paso?

About $52,150 a year ($4,346 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,190. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?

The average here is 23% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

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 17-3029; area El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.0%.
  • 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 0.61, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.61).

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