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title: "Average Salary in McAllen, TX"
description: "Mean $46,850, median $35,830 in the McAllen metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in McAllen, TX

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $46,850, median $35,830 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 296,700 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $41,710.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $22,470 |
| 25th | $26,020 |
| 50th | $35,830 |
| 75th | $57,300 |
| 90th | $82,050 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 85.9 |
| Housing (rents) | 55.9 |
| Goods | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 81.2 |
| Other services | 96.2 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $212,930
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $143,870
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $141,650
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $140,460
- [History Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/history-teacher-postsecondary): $137,440
- [Business Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-teacher-postsecondary): $135,610
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $133,870
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $133,810
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $131,910
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $130,690

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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