Construction Managers salary in El Paso, TX

Median pay for construction managers in El Paso, TX: $78,480/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,100 – $124,870 · about 760 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($100,035) by −$21,555 (-22%).

What it's really worth in El Paso

With El Paso's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $78,480 has the buying power of about $86,446 in an average-cost US metro.

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

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How El Paso ranks for this job

On raw pay, El Paso, TX is 179th of the 186 metros we hold construction managers wages for. Once El Paso's cost of living is applied, it ranks 177th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so El Paso sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in El Paso

A median home in El Paso, TX costs $232,910 — about 3× 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 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where construction managers 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
New York, NY	$158,380	+102%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$141,640	+80%	2.4×
Anchorage, AK	$135,530	+73%	1.2×
San Francisco, CA	$134,670	+72%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs El Paso	Rent vs El Paso
Houston, TX	$100,900	+29%	1.1×
Dallas, TX	$100,420	+28%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$99,270	+26%	1.1×
Beaumont, TX	$97,640	+24%	0.9×

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

Who hires construction managers around El Paso

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Fort Bliss · Government
• Helen of Troy · Manufacturing

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