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Lawyer Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of lawyers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lawyers 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 Lawyers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$63,420
25th Percentile Wage
$77,240
50th Percentile Wage
$99,520
75th Percentile Wage
$126,670
90th Percentile Wage
$193,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $193,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,420.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$99,520
-1.80% 14.46%
2021
$101,310
12.42% -
2020
$88,730
-1.39% -
2019
$89,960
-2.76% -
2015
$92,440
-5.88% -
2014
$97,880
-7.62% -
2013
$105,340
19.19% -
2012
$85,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Lawyer Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,520 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 13.5 percent (13.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$155,900
Midland
$151,340
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$139,510
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$137,040
College Station-Bryan
$131,990
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$130,320
Waco
$127,150
Corpus Christi
$124,970
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$123,920
Odessa
$122,920
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$122,510
El Paso
$121,940
Lubbock
$118,960
Fort Worth-Arlington
$110,310
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$109,070
Amarillo
$106,050
Sherman-Denison
$102,580
Victoria
$101,940
Longview
$101,840
Tyler
$101,440
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$100,640
Abilene
$100,060
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$99,520
Brownsville-Harlingen
$99,090
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$98,440
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$97,950
Laredo
$96,820
Texarkana-Texarkana
$94,990
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$94,100
San Angelo
$93,730
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$91,460
Wichita Falls
$90,470
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$86,060

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