SOC 21-1093 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in El Paso, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in El Paso, TX is $40,050. The 10th percentile is $25,100 and the 90th percentile is $56,480. Employment is 830.

Median annual wage

$40,050

10th percentile
$25,100
25th percentile
$34,690
Median
$40,050
75th percentile
$47,260
90th percentile
$56,480
Mean
$41,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $25,100 and the 90th percentile is $56,480. The difference is $31,380, which is 78.4% 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 $34,690 to the 75th at $47,260, covers $12,570.

The mean annual wage is $41,360, which sits above the median of $40,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The El Paso, TX median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,544, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% lower than the Texas median of $45,860.

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 $40,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $44,544 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 Social and Human Service Assistants. 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 $45,460 and employment of 420. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,392, against $44,544 here.
  • Odessa, TX is 177 miles away, with a median of $43,560 and employment of 110. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,392, against $44,544 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in El Paso, TX (830 of 339,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in El Paso, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in El Paso, TX is $40,050. The 10th percentile is $25,100 and the 90th percentile is $56,480. Employment is 830.

How does that compare with the national median for Social and Human Service Assistants?

The local median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $45,930.

What is Social and Human Service Assistants pay in El Paso, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for El Paso, TX is 89.912, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $40,050 is $44,544. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does El Paso, TX compare with nearby metros for Social and Human Service Assistants?

Las Cruces, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 96 miles away, at $45,460. El Paso, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.