The annual salary statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental scientists and health specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental scientists and health specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,580.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,370, Brownsville-Harlingen is the lowest paying city for environmental scientists and health specialists in state of Texas, following city of North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $85,090). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of environmental scientists and health specialists in Brownsville-Harlingen is about 57.3 percent (57.3%) lower than that of the highest paying city North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.