SOC 43-9199 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for other office and administrative support workers in Brownsville, Texas is $35,160 a year ($16.90 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,630: half of the 920 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 28% less than the U.S. average for this job ($48,670).

$35,160average per year

$16.90 / hourMedian $31,630Take-home ≈ $30,431

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $48K90th

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

920people in this job
-28%vs U.S. average
#25 of 26Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,670 or more. The middle half of other office and administrative support workers in Brownsville earn between $31,630 and $35,700.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $48K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,160$2,930$16.90
Median$31,630$2,636$15.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,630$2,636$15.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,700$2,975$17.16

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

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other office and administrative support workers in Brownsville earn 21% less than the Texas average ($44,280) and 28% less than the U.S. average ($48,670). At the median the gap is -31% against the U.S. median of $45,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$35,160$31,630$31,140$47,670920
Texas$44,280$42,840$23,790$62,51022,960
United States$48,670$45,670$31,090$71,940192,260

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

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Brownsville

On the average salary of $35,160, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $30,431 a year, or $2,536 a month and $1,170 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 other office and administrative support workers? 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 $35,160 buys what about $40,896 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 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 25th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($48,290).

All Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other office and administrative support workers

Buffalo, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($74,650).

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary by city

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Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other salary in Brownsville: questions

How much do other office and administrative support workers make an hour in Brownsville?

$16.90 an hour on average, and $15.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other office and administrative support workers salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other office and administrative support workers take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $30,431 a year ($2,536 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,160. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other office and administrative support workers earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 28% less than the U.S. average for this job ($48,670).

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 43-9199; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 4.71, this job is 4.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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