Lawyers salary in El Paso, TX

Median pay for lawyers in El Paso, TX: $128,020/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $73,200 – $218,150 · about 540 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$8,180 (+7%).

What it's really worth in El Paso

With El Paso's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $128,020 has the buying power of about $141,014 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,344 · median home $232,910 · median rent $1,520/mo.

Full El Paso cost of living & taxes →

How El Paso ranks for this job

On raw pay, El Paso, TX is 63rd of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once El Paso's cost of living is applied, it ranks 39th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — El Paso is one of the places where lawyers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in El Paso

A median home in El Paso, TX costs $232,910 — about 1.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,520/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to El Paso.

Metro	Median pay	vs El Paso	Rent vs El Paso
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+87%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+70%	2.1×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+52%	1.9×
New York, NY	$185,790	+45%	2.3×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs El Paso	Rent vs El Paso
Corpus Christi, TX	$178,670	+40%	0.9×
Dallas, TX	$161,620	+26%	1.1×
Houston, TX	$152,260	+19%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$134,570	+5%	1.1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires lawyers around El Paso

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Fort Bliss · Government
• Charles Schwab · Finance

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