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Legislator Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,640
25th Percentile Wage
$17,810
50th Percentile Wage
$19,750
75th Percentile Wage
$34,340
90th Percentile Wage
$92,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $92,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,640.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2019)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth7-Year Growth
2019
$19,750
-25.47% -38.28%
2018
$24,780
22.64% -
2017
$19,170
-42.46% -
2016
$27,310
0.00% -
2012
$27,310
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $19,750 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 64.7 percent (64.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 10.1 percent (10.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$55,960
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,970
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$44,180
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,530
Wichita Falls
$43,150
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$36,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$34,330
Corpus Christi
$34,330
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$34,320
College Station-Bryan
$34,320
El Paso
$27,550
Fort Worth-Arlington
$26,700
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$25,920
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$19,750
Longview
$19,460
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$19,340
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$19,210
Texarkana-Texarkana
$19,210
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$19,170
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$18,980
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$18,830
Victoria
$17,760

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