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El Paso: $2,548/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • No state income tax
  • Property tax 2.10%
  • Rent under 30% of pay

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$122/mo versus Chicago.

  • 297 sunny days

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Left each month

$2,548

Versus Chicago

+$122/mo

+$1,464 a year

Local pay

$79,738

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,645
Tax$1,271
Rent$1,008
Other bills$1,817
Left$2,548

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$2,548 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoEl Paso
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,271
  • Rent$1,008
  • Other living costs$1,817
  • Left over$2,548

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$79,738
Federal income tax
−$9,156
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,100
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$64,482
Effective tax rate
19.1%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,008
Groceries
$356
Getting around
$527
Healthcare
$401
Utilities and internet
$223
Everything else
$312
Total spending
$2,825

Left over each month

$6,645 gross, minus $1,271 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$2,548

County by county

2 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in El Paso, TX
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
El Paso CountyTX866k100%$1,045$985$167,300$58,85924 min
Hudspeth CountyTX3,3310%$664$686$57,400$39,33624 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,906 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,008.

Work from home
7.2% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
71.5% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

22 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

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The place

297 sunny days. July high 95°F. January nights 33°F. 23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
297 sunny days, 95°F in July, 33°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
870k people
Buying instead
Median home $167,000. About $1,290/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
No state income tax. Sales tax 8.2%, property tax 2.10%.

Fit

Money left over
65
Sun and mild weather
94
Being in a big city
46
Public school districts in El Paso

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in El Paso
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
El Paso ISDEl Paso48,1187714.5
Socorro ISDEl Paso46,6685216.5
Ysleta ISDEl Paso34,0625014.6
Clint ISDEl Paso10,0771415.3
Canutillo ISDEl Paso5,7471014.3
Harmony Public Schools - West TexasEl Paso5,687717.3
San Elizario ISDSan Elizario2,927617.8
Fabens ISDFabens1,865412.1
Burnham Wood Charter School DistrictEl Paso1,744317.3
El Paso Leadership AcademyEl Paso775317.1
Tornillo ISDTornillo726312.8
Anthony ISDAnthony725313.4

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Questions

How is take-home pay in El Paso calculated?

El Paso is in Texas, which has no state income tax. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in El Paso?

About $1,008 for a one-bedroom and $1,200 for a two-bedroom in El Paso, TX.

How do I compare El Paso with another city?

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