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Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Education Administrators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,160
25th Percentile Wage
$71,000
50th Percentile Wage
$91,890
75th Percentile Wage
$123,180
90th Percentile Wage
$198,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $198,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$91,890
7.48% 14.64%
2018
$85,020
5.60% -
2017
$80,260
-25.12% -
2016
$100,420
-7.13% -
2015
$107,580
14.77% -
2014
$91,690
8.58% -
2013
$83,820
6.42% -
2012
$78,440
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Education Administrator Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,890 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 32.2 percent (32.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lubbock and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lubbock
$135,610
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$109,790
Brownsville-Harlingen
$104,880
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$101,010
El Paso
$100,650
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$100,620
College Station-Bryan
$98,440
Tyler
$96,480
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$95,780
Waco
$95,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$93,920
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$93,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$91,890
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$91,060
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$89,790
Odessa
$88,020
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$87,360
Fort Worth-Arlington
$83,810
Corpus Christi
$82,340
Laredo
$80,670
Amarillo
$80,660
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$80,530
Longview
$79,050
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$75,340
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$73,800
Abilene
$71,470
Sherman-Denison
$62,470

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