Brownsville-Harlingen, TX · SOC 25-9099

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in the Brownsville-Harlingen Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Brownsville-Harlingen, TX BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$40,920

per year in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro

20% below

National Median

$50,890

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$19.67/hr

median hourly

Employment

30

jobs in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro

The Brownsville-Harlingen pay distribution spans from $27,280 at the 10th percentile to $92,680 at the 90th, a 3.4× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $35,590 and the 75th at $46,430, so half of Brownsville-Harlingen-based educational instruction and library workers, all other earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Brownsville-Harlingen, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide TX estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Brownsville-Harlingen Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$27,280
25th$35,590
Median$40,920
75th$46,430
90th$92,680

Top Paying Jobs in Brownsville-Harlingen

1. Physicians, All Other $330,890 2. Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $215,480 3. Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $178,860 4. Pediatricians, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $168,640 5. Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). $157,160 6. Computer and Information Systems Managers $137,880 7. Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). $134,550 8. Pharmacists $131,280 9. Engineers, All Other $129,990 10. Financial Managers $129,820

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area?

How much do Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other make in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $40,920 ($19.67/hour). The salary range spans from $27,280 at the 10th percentile to $92,680 at the 90th percentile.
How does Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay in the Brownsville-Harlingen metro compare nationally? ▼
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 20% below the national median of $50,890. There are approximately 30 Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Brownsville-Harlingen, TX wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.