SOC 51-3092 · El Paso, TX metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in El Paso, TX

The average salary for food batchmakers in El Paso, Texas is $34,220 a year ($16.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,480: half of the 230 people in this job in the El Paso, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$34,220average per year

$16.45 / hourMedian $36,480Take-home ≈ $29,676

  • $21K10th
  • $24K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

230people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 9Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in El Paso

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,790 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in El Paso earn between $24,210 and $42,080.

  • $21K10th
  • $24K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,220$2,852$16.45
Median$36,480$3,040$17.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$24,210$2,018$11.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$42,080$3,507$20.23

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in El Paso

On the average salary of $34,220, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $29,676 a year, or $2,473 a month and $1,141 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 food batchmakers? 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 $34,220 buys what about $38,059 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Texas cities

El Paso ranks 6th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; San Antonio pays the most ($42,330).

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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Food Batchmakers salary in El Paso: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in El Paso?

$16.45 an hour on average, and $17.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in El Paso?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $21,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $24,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in El Paso?

About $29,676 a year ($2,473 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,220. Texas has no state income tax.

Do food batchmakers earn more in El Paso than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

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 51-3092; area El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 0.62, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.62).

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