Salary guide, May 2025

Welding Supervisor pay in El Paso, TX

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in El Paso, TX was $61,270 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $43,730 and $77,040.

The El Paso, TX median is $13,180 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

Welding Supervisor is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about el Paso, TX?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in El Paso, TX: median $61,270; published 25th to 75th percentile $43,730 to $77,040.

Annual wage percentiles, El Paso, TX
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35,260	$43,730	$61,270	$77,040	$99,530

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in El Paso, TX: median $29.46; published 25th to 75th percentile $21.02 to $37.04.

Hourly wage percentiles, El Paso, TX
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$16.95	$21.02	$29.46	$37.04	$47.85

BLS estimated 1,000 workers employed in this occupation in El Paso, TX. Location quotient: 0.68.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Welding Supervisor median is $61,270. The all-occupations median in El Paso, TX is $39,510. Ratio: 1.55 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.68 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Welding Supervisor in El Paso, TX, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$39,840	$56,270	$73,860
May 2025	$43,730	$61,270	$77,040

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, El Paso, TX. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Welding Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Las Cruces, NM	$59,140	$45,520 to $75,250
Odessa, TX	$73,990	$57,420 to $97,510

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