How much do Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers make in El Paso, TX?

Percentile spread

For Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, the published 10th percentile is $24,640 and the 90th percentile is $66,300. The difference is $41,660, which is 112.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $30,370 to the 75th at $47,020, covers $16,650.

The mean annual wage is $41,640, which sits above the median of $36,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Paso, TX median is 24% lower than the national median of $48,570 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,073, which is 15.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.1% lower than the Texas median of $46,210.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for El Paso, TX is 89.912, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers at $41,073 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. El Paso, TX ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Las Cruces, NM is 96 miles away, with a median of $57,220 and employment of 190. That median is 54.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,428, against $41,073 here.
• Odessa, TX is 177 miles away, with a median of $46,640 and employment of 510. That median is 26.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,672, against $41,073 here.

Employment share

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers accounts for 0.27% of wage-and-salary employment in El Paso, TX (900 of 339,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.