The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners 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 | $39,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $87,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,920 | -0.03% | 24.19% |
| 2021 | $61,940 | 15.98% | - |
| 2020 | $52,040 | -10.88% | - |
| 2019 | $57,700 | 4.92% | - |
| 2018 | $54,860 | 10.50% | - |
| 2017 | $49,100 | 4.40% | - |
| 2016 | $46,940 | 7.84% | - |
| 2015 | $43,260 | -8.51% | - |
| 2012 | $46,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,920 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 30.5 percent (30.5%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 20.9 percent (20.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Corpus Christi.