SOC 27-1026 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Brownsville, Texas is $34,320 a year ($16.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $32,980: half of the 120 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$34,320average per year

$16.50 / hourMedian $32,980Take-home ≈ $29,756

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $43K90th

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

120people in this job
-20%vs U.S. average
#21 of 24Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,020 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Brownsville earn between $27,160 and $36,810.

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $43K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,320$2,860$16.50
Median$32,980$2,748$15.86
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,160$2,263$13.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,810$3,068$17.70

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Brownsville earn 14% less than the Texas average ($39,680) and 20% less than the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$34,320$32,980$26,720$43,020120
Texas$39,680$37,260$29,860$49,98014,730
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

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

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Brownsville

On the average salary of $34,320, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $29,756 a year, or $2,480 a month and $1,144 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 Brownsville a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $34,320 buys what about $39,919 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 21st of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($43,690).

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Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Brownsville: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Brownsville?

$16.50 an hour on average, and $15.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $29,756 a year ($2,480 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,320. Texas has no state income tax.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

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 27-1026; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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