Mechanical Engineers Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Median annual salary
$80,500
-23% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,882
cost index 72.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
| 10th percentile | $55,970 |
| 25th percentile | $71,430 |
| Median (50th) | $80,500 |
| 75th percentile | $115,720 |
| 90th percentile | $132,180 |
| Mean | $91,700 |
| Employed in metro | 90 |
A Mechanical Engineers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earns a median of $80,500 per year. That is 23% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX has a cost index of 72.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $110,882 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $54,338, median gross rent $957/mo, and the median home value $140,900. See the full McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX cost-of-living profile.