Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in El Paso, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in El Paso, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary education administrators in El Paso is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Administrators in El Paso, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,590
25th Percentile Wage
$82,070
50th Percentile Wage
$100,650
75th Percentile Wage
$181,460
90th Percentile Wage
$145,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators in El Paso, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,590.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$100,650
-0.17% 15.25%
2018
$100,820
0.96% -
2017
$99,850
17.87% -
2016
$82,010
-12.23% -
2015
$92,040
7.31% -
2014
$85,310
-4.83% -
2013
$89,430
4.62% -
2012
$85,300
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in El Paso with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,650 in El Paso is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in El Paso is 25.8 percent (25.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lubbock and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lubbock
$135,610
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$109,790
Brownsville-Harlingen
$104,880
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$101,010
El Paso
$100,650
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$100,620
College Station-Bryan
$98,440
Tyler
$96,480
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$95,780
Waco
$95,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$93,920
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$93,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$91,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$91,060
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$89,790
Odessa
$88,020
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$87,360
Fort Worth-Arlington
$83,810
Corpus Christi
$82,340
Laredo
$80,670
Amarillo
$80,660
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$80,530
Longview
$79,050
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$75,340
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$73,800
Abilene
$71,470
Sherman-Denison
$62,470

See also: Top paying jobs in El Paso, Texas.