BLS metro-level wage data places Sales Managers pay in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX at a median of $101,440 per year ($48.77/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $148,270, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission pays 32% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 740 sales managerss are employed across the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA in SOC 11-2022.

The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission pay distribution spans from $55,170 at the 10th percentile to $190,850 at the 90th — a 3.5× 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 $69,120 and the 75th at $151,070, so half of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission-based sales 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.