The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons 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 | $18,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $38,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,610 | 13.42% | 29.99% |
| 2021 | $23,040 | 7.29% | - |
| 2020 | $21,360 | -2.86% | - |
| 2019 | $21,970 | 0.86% | - |
| 2018 | $21,780 | -2.53% | - |
| 2017 | $22,330 | 8.37% | - |
| 2016 | $20,460 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $19,840 | 3.12% | - |
| 2014 | $19,220 | 1.04% | - |
| 2013 | $19,020 | 2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $18,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,610 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Brownsville-Harlingen is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving.