SOC 31-9095 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Pharmacy Aides Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for pharmacy aides in Brownsville, Texas is $39,340 a year ($18.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,100: half of the 50 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,344).

$39,340average per year

$18.91 / hourMedian $39,100Take-home ≈ $33,790

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-5%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 13Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Pharmacy Aides pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,310 or more. The middle half of pharmacy aides in Brownsville earn between $35,500 and $45,120.

  • $32K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,340$3,278$18.91
Median$39,100$3,258$18.80
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,500$2,958$17.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,120$3,760$21.69

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

Pharmacy Aides salary after taxes in Brownsville

On the average salary of $39,340, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $33,790 a year, or $2,816 a month and $1,300 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 pharmacy aides? 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 $39,340 buys what about $45,757 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pharmacy Aides salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 5th of 13 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($42,780).

All Pharmacy Aides salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for pharmacy aides

Vallejo, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,660).

Pharmacy Aides salary by city

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Pharmacy Aides salary in Brownsville: questions

How much do pharmacy aides make an hour in Brownsville?

$18.91 an hour on average, and $18.80 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pharmacy aides salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pharmacy aides take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $33,790 a year ($2,816 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,340. Texas has no state income tax.

Do pharmacy aides earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,344).

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 31-9095; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.9%.
  • 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 1.20, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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