Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,400
25th Percentile Wage
$39,440
50th Percentile Wage
$63,180
75th Percentile Wage
$101,670
90th Percentile Wage
$118,200

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,400.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$63,180
7.33% 7.33%
2021
$58,550
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Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,180 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 46.5 percent (46.5%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 50.6 percent (50.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
El Paso
$118,030
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$83,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$76,100
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$74,000
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$72,760
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$72,490
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$63,180
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,620
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,430
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$58,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$53,970
Amarillo
$48,770
Fort Worth-Arlington
$46,310
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,900
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$31,210

See also: Top paying jobs in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.