Is El Paso a strong pay market for Dispatchers?

At a $43,420 median, El Paso is $6,920 (14%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $50,340. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Dispatcher in El Paso?

Target employers paying toward the $54,500 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Dispatcher openings in El Paso and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Dispatchers work in El Paso?

BLS estimates roughly 820 dispatcher jobs across El Paso, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Dispatcher Salary in El Paso, TX (2026)

Median in El Paso: $20.88/hour ($43,420/year) — $6,920 (14%) below the national median. Typical range: $34,920–$54,500.

Get the Jobeezy app — free Browse Dispatcher jobs

BLS OEWS May 2025 · El Paso, TX metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Dispatcher salary overview

The median Dispatcher salary in El Paso, TX is $20.88/hour ($43,420/year) ($6,920 (14%) below the national median), with a typical range of $34,920–$54,500. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$20.88/hour ($43,420/year)	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$34,920–$54,500	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~820	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Dispatcher pay in El Paso, TX BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Dispatchers in the El Paso, TX metro. - Median Dispatcher pay in El Paso, TX: $20.88/hour ($43,420/year) (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $6,920 (14%) below the national median (U.S. median $50,340). - 25th-75th percentile band: $34,920–$54,500. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~820 jobs.

Dispatcher pay distribution in El Paso, TX

25th Pct (El Paso) $34,920 $16.79/hr

Median (El Paso) $43,420 $20.88/hr

75th Pct (El Paso) $54,500 $26.20/hr

National median: $50,340/yr. El Paso is $6,920 (14%) below the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — El Paso, TX metro area (SOC 43-5032, Dispatcher).

What dispatcher pay in El Paso really looks like

At about $20.88 an hour ($43,420 a year), El Paso pays modestly below the national market for dispatchers — $6,920 (14%) under the U.S. median of $50,340. It is a real gap, but a beatable one: the higher end of the local range closes most of it, and a credential or a supervisory step can push a El Paso dispatcher past the national figure without leaving the metro.

The local range is moderate — $34,920 at the 25th percentile to $54,500 at the 75th (BLS). Half of El Paso Dispatchers earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $54,500 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $34,920 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 820 dispatcher jobs across the El Paso, TX metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open dispatcher jobs in El Paso against the BLS $43,420 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for El Paso is concrete: a metro median of $43,420 with most dispatchers landing between $34,920 and $54,500. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local dispatcher openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $54,500, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the El Paso median, not the ones that sit under it.

Dispatcher pay by hour, week, month & year in El Paso

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$20.88
Per week (40 hrs)	$835
Per month	$3,618
Per year	$43,420

How we know this — El Paso sources

Wage figures for Dispatcher in El Paso, TX are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the El Paso, TX metro area (MSA code 21340) (SOC 43-5032), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

Grow your dispatcher pay in El Paso

Advancing your pay in El Paso comes down to experience, credentials, and how you negotiate. We keep that guidance on the national Dispatcher guide so it stays current in one place:

Compare Dispatcher pay in nearby metros

Beyond Dispatcher · same El Paso BLS dataset

Other roles hiring in El Paso, TX alongside dispatchers, drawn from the same BLS OEWS May 2025 dataset:

See all TX jobs → TX salary overview →

Dispatcher pay in El Paso, TX — common questions

How much does a Dispatcher make in El Paso, TX?: The median Dispatcher salary in El Paso, TX is $20.88/hour ($43,420/year) ($6,920 (14%) below the national median), with a typical range of $34,920–$54,500 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is El Paso a strong pay market for Dispatchers?: At a $43,420 median, El Paso is $6,920 (14%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $50,340. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Dispatcher in El Paso?: Target employers paying toward the $54,500 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Dispatcher openings in El Paso and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Dispatchers work in El Paso?: BLS estimates roughly 820 dispatcher jobs across El Paso, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).