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Average Chief Executives Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

Chief Executives in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earn a median annual salary of $150,950, which is -26.9% compared to the national median. There are 100 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (metro area).

$150,950
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX median annual wage
$73/hour median
-26.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $206,420
100
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.24
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$77,110
25th
$102,110
Median
$150,950
75th
≥$239,200
90th
≥$239,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

Values marked ≥$239,200 are at or above the BLS wage cap. BLS does not publish an exact figure above this threshold.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
85.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$175,738
Goods: 93.8%
Services: 81.2%
Rents: 55.9%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Cleveland, OH$239,130Compare870
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$236,800Compare60
Wausau, WI$236,650Compare80
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$233,640Compare110
Bend, OR$233,520Compare30
Richmond, VA$232,850Compare690

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians$184,3401.56
Dentists, General$165,8700.58
Chief Executives$150,9500.24
Optometrists$137,6600.72
Pharmacists$132,7500.79
Computer And Information Systems Managers$126,8500.24
Physician Assistants$126,8001.30
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$125,3401.13

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX has salary data for 410 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Chief Executives in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Chief Executives are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 22,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.