SOC 25-1032 · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in McAllen, TX

The average salary for engineering teachers, postsecondary in McAllen, Texas is $127,510 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $129,240: half of the 90 people in this job in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($129,011).

$127,510average per year

Median $129,240Take-home ≈ $98,419

  • $62K10th
  • $97K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $217K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 9Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in McAllen

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $216,580 or more. The middle half of engineering teachers, postsecondary in McAllen earn between $96,650 and $172,250.

  • $62K10th
  • $97K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $172K75th
  • $217K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$127,510$10,626—
Median$129,240$10,770—
Entry level (25th percentile)$96,650$8,054—
Experienced (75th percentile)$172,250$14,354—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in McAllen

On the average salary of $127,510, a single filer in McAllen takes home about $98,419 a year, or $8,202 a month and $3,785 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 engineering teachers, postsecondary? 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 $127,510 buys what about $148,449 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.6 times the median wage of all jobs in McAllen ($35,830). A typical home costs $193,978, or 1.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Texas cities

McAllen ranks 4th of 9 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($146,460).

All Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for engineering teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($187,890).

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in McAllen: questions

What is the entry-level engineering teachers, postsecondary salary in McAllen?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $96,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the engineering teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in McAllen?

About $98,419 a year ($8,202 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $127,510. Texas has no state income tax.

Do engineering teachers, postsecondary earn more in McAllen than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($129,011).

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 25-1032; area McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (32580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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