The annual salary statistics of travel agents in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of travel agents 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for travel agents 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 $49,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of travel agents from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28,320 | 4.31% | 10.59% |
| 2019 | $27,100 | 9.45% | - |
| 2018 | $24,540 | -3.18% | - |
| 2017 | $25,320 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $25,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,320 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for travel agents in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of travel agents in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 37.5 percent (37.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 28.7 percent (28.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.