El Paso, TX metro area · BLS May 2025 · Updated

How much does a teaching assistant make in El Paso, TX?

In the El Paso, TX metropolitan area, teaching assistants earned a median of $29,740 a year in May 2025, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for the metro. BLS counted 2,570 of these jobs there. That is 25% below the $39,510 median for all jobs in the metro. The middle 80% earned between $22,350 and $39,140; these percentiles do not measure years of experience. Applying 2026 federal and Texas tax rules to the median leaves an estimated $26,076 in take-home pay.

Teaching assistant pay in El Paso, TX at a glance

Median salary

$29,740$2,478 monthly · BLS May 2025
10th percentile$22,350—
25th percentile$23,350—
75th percentile$35,730—
90th percentile$39,140—
Jobs in this metro2,570Location quotient 0.83 (U.S. = 1.00)
Against all jobs here25% belowAll-jobs median $39,510
Against Texasabout the same asStatewide median $29,850
Against the U.S.19% belowNational median $36,780

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Teaching assistant salary in El Paso, TX after taxes

$29,740
$15,000$60,000
Filing status:
Gross salary breakdown$29,740
Net 88%
Fed 5%
FICA 8%
Annual take-home$26,076After all taxes
Monthly deposit$2,173Estimated per month
Biweekly paycheck$1,003Every 2 weeks (26/yr)
Effective tax rate12.3%Total tax burden
Federal income tax$1,389 / yr
Texas state income taxNo state wage tax$0
FICA (Social Security & Medicare)$2,275 / yr

Teaching assistants pay range in El Paso, TX, hourly and yearly

BLS May 2025 estimates for the El Paso, TX metropolitan statistical area. Monthly and take-home figures are ours, computed from the annual wage.

What teaching assistants earned in the El Paso, TX metro area, May 2025
PercentileHourlyMonthlyYearlyAfter tax a year (TX)
10th percentile—$1,863$22,350$20,015
25th percentile—$1,946$23,350$20,839
MedianMedian—$2,478$29,740$26,076
75th percentile—$2,978$35,730$30,889
90th percentile—$3,262$39,140$33,629

Is $29,740 a good salary in El Paso, TX?

It depends on what else people there earn and what things cost. Here is the median for teaching assistants next to both.

Median household income$59,751Census Bureau ACS
Local price level (U.S. = 100)89.910.1% below national average
One paycheck vs. a household49.8%of area median income

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Teaching assistant pay in El Paso, TX: common questions

What is the median salary for teaching assistants in El Paso, TX?

The BLS median annual wage for teaching assistants in the El Paso, TX metro area was $29,740 in May 2025, about $2,478 a month. Statewide, the Texas median for this job is $29,850, so the metro pays about the same as the state.

Is there an hourly rate for teaching assistants in El Paso, TX?

BLS publishes pay for this job as an annual salary only, because the hours worked in a year vary too much to state a meaningful hourly rate.

How many teaching assistants work in El Paso, TX?

BLS estimated 2,570 jobs for teaching assistants in the metro in May 2025, or 7.6 of every 1,000 jobs. Its location quotient of 0.83 means the job is less concentrated here than in the country as a whole.

What is the pay range for teaching assistants in El Paso, TX?

BLS wage estimates for teaching assistants in El Paso, TX run from $22,350 at the 10th percentile to $23,350 at the 25th, $35,730 at the 75th, and $39,140 at the 90th. These are points in the wage distribution, not experience levels.

How much do teaching assistants take home after taxes in El Paso, TX?

On a median gross salary of $29,740, an estimated $26,076 lands in net take-home pay per year ($1,003 biweekly) for a single filer claiming the standard deduction in Texas in 2026. Total tax withholding equals $3,664 (an effective rate of 12.3%).

How much do teaching assistants make per month in El Paso, TX?

On the median annual salary of $29,740, gross monthly income is $2,478. After federal, FICA, and Texas state income taxes, estimated net take-home pay is $2,173 per month (or $1,003 every two weeks).

Is $29,740 a good salary in El Paso, TX?

At $29,740, the median salary for teaching assistants is 49.8% of the El Paso, TX median household income ($59,751). It is 25% below the $39,510 median for all jobs in the metro. The BEA regional price parity is 89.9, so prices here run 10.1% below the U.S. average.