SOC 13-1199 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro

Business Operations Specialists, All Other Salary in McAllen, TX

The average salary for other business operations specialists in McAllen, Texas is $75,100 a year ($36.11 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,920: half of the 1,170 people in this job in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

$75,100average per year

$36.11 / hourMedian $73,920Take-home ≈ $61,663

  • $37K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $123K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,170people in this job
-20%vs U.S. average
#22 of 26Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,800 or more. The middle half of other business operations specialists in McAllen earn between $48,970 and $94,660.

  • $37K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $95K75th
  • $123K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$75,100$6,258$36.11
Median$73,920$6,160$35.54
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,970$4,081$23.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$94,660$7,888$45.51

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other pay in McAllen vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other business operations specialists in McAllen earn 16% less than the Texas average ($89,230) and 20% less than the U.S. average ($93,970). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $83,050.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
McAllen$75,100$73,920$36,850$122,8001,170
Texas$89,230$80,820$47,310$135,450104,270
United States$93,970$83,050$47,880$150,0101,087,090

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $75,100, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $61,663 a year, or $5,139 a month and $2,372 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is McAllen a good place for other business operations specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the McAllen area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $75,100 buys what about $87,432 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in other Texas cities

McAllen ranks 22nd of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($101,120).

All Business Operations Specialists, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other business operations specialists

Lexington Park, MD pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($134,090).

Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Business Operations Specialists, All Other salary in McAllen: questions

How much do other business operations specialists make an hour in McAllen?

$36.11 an hour on average, and $35.54 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other business operations specialists salary in McAllen?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,970, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other business operations specialists take-home pay in McAllen?

About $61,663 a year ($5,139 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $75,100. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other business operations specialists earn more in McAllen than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($93,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1199; area McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (32580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.57, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.57).

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