BLS metro-level wage data places Financial Managers pay in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX at a median of $129,290 per year ($62.16/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $166,570, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission pays 22% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 620 financial managerss are employed across the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA in SOC 11-3031.

The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission pay distribution spans from $76,760 at the 10th percentile to $237,040 at the 90th — a 3.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $96,540 and the 75th at $162,460, so half of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission-based financial managerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.