SOC 11-9072 · El Paso, TX metro

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in El Paso, TX

The average salary for entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling) in El Paso, Texas is $74,200 a year ($35.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,430: half of the 40 people in this job in the El Paso, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($91,684).

$74,200average per year

$35.67 / hourMedian $76,430Take-home ≈ $61,030

  • $39K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $113K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-19%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 8Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling pay range in El Paso

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $113,200 or more. The middle half of entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling) in El Paso earn between $56,450 and $84,450.

  • $39K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $84K75th
  • $113K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$74,200$6,183$35.67
Median$76,430$6,369$36.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,450$4,704$27.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$84,450$7,038$40.60

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

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salary after taxes in El Paso

On the average salary of $74,200, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $61,030 a year, or $5,086 a month and $2,347 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 entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling)? 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 $74,200 buys what about $82,525 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 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salary in other Texas cities

El Paso ranks 7th of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($87,990).

All Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling)

Naples, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($133,420).

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salary by city

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Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salary in El Paso: questions

How much do entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling) make an hour in El Paso?

$35.67 an hour on average, and $36.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling) salary in El Paso?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,530 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,450, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling) take-home pay in El Paso?

About $61,030 a year ($5,086 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,200. Texas has no state income tax.

Do entertainment and recreation managers (except gambling) earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($91,684).

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 11-9072; area El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.9%.
  • 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 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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