Cost Administrator Salary in El Paso, Texas

How much does a Cost Administrator make in El Paso, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Cost Administrator in El Paso, TX is $58,966. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $52,768 to $66,500, with most professionals earning between $47,124 and $73,359.

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What does a Cost Administrator do?

Common responsibilities of a Cost Administrator

Assist estimating department with the setup of files and corresponding with vendors.

November 23, 2022

Generate over/under variance reports with supporting analysis.

January 25, 2023

Checks and verifies cost accounting, account payable records, prepares invoices and vouchers, types, files, posts ledger and general journal entries, and/or balances accounts payable and accounts receivable records.

March 16, 2023

Initiate and participate in process improvement initiatives.

April 03, 2023

Support adherence to corporate cost control policies and procedures.

April 05, 2023

Prepare and process Owner AIA Invoices, subcontractor pay requests and associated backup documents .

April 30, 2023

Provide support in establishing, updating, monitoring and analyzing multi-project budget and cost control reports (including budgets, funding sources, subcontract commitments, change orders, contingencies, allowances, general conditions, forecasts, risk analysis, etc.

May 21, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Cost Administrator in El Paso, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

52768

66500

58966

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

53896

68137

61094

What is the average salary for Cost Administrator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Cost Administrator in El Paso, TX. The base salary for Cost Administrator ranges from $52,768 to $66,500 with the average base salary of $58,966. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $53,896 to $68,137 with the average total cash compensation of $61,094.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$58,966	$52,768 - $66,500
Bonus	$2,127	$1,129 - $1,637
Total Pay	$61,094	$53,896 - $68,137

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Cost Administrator Salary Near El Paso, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX
CITY, STATE Sunland Park, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,768 - $66,500	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Las Cruces, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,495 - $66,156	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX
CITY, STATE Alamogordo, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,052 - $68,119	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX
CITY, STATE Roswell, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,143 - $66,973	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX
CITY, STATE Hobbs, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,610 - $67,561	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX
CITY, STATE Sierra Vista, AZ	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,876 - $71,678	COMPARE TO El Paso, TX

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About El Paso, Texas

El Paso is located at the intersection of three states (Texas, New Mexico, and Chihuahua) and two countries (the U.S. and Mexico). It is the only major Texas city on Mountain Time. Ciudad Juarez used to be on Central Time, but both cities are now on Mountain Time. El Paso is closer to the capital cities of four other states - Phoenix, Arizona (345 miles away); Santa Fe, New Mexico, (273 miles away); Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua, (218 miles away), and Hermosillo, Sonora (325 miles away) - than it is to the capital of its own state, Austin (528 miles away). It is closer to Los Angeles, California...

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