Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — McAllen, Texas

The average Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary in McAllen, Texas earns $85,400 a year.

$85,400 / year, mean
↓ 9.7% below national average 71th percentile in Texas

McAllen pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's noticeably below the national average for foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
60
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.3%
Cost of living 86 #185 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $193,978 #168 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $52,281 #186 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: McAllen ranks #185 for cost of living and #168 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Riverside $158,240 Fresno $142,300 Santa Maria $134,910 San Francisco $131,060 Sacramento $125,830 San Diego $118,870 New York $110,610 Los Angeles $106,960 Allentown $99,450 Portland $99,240 College Station $95,910 San Jose $95,510 Ann Arbor $94,120 Houston $92,520 Detroit $91,350 Philadelphia $90,940 Syracuse $90,810 Baltimore $90,570 Seattle $88,720 Virginia Beach $87,280 Trenton $86,010 Chicago $85,640 McAllen $85,400 Rochester $83,900 Dallas $82,490 Miami $82,210 Austin $81,310 South Bend $78,800 Pittsburgh $78,780 Indianapolis $78,420 Richmond $78,350 Harrisonburg $77,700 Grand Rapids $76,590 Lexington $75,480 San Antonio $73,970 Spokane $73,860 Orlando $73,220 El Paso $70,550 Tampa $67,580
CityMean salaryvs. McAllen
Allentown, Pennsylvania$99,450+16.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$94,120+10.2%
Austin, Texas$81,310-4.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$90,570+6.1%
Chicago, Illinois$85,640+0.3%
College Station, Texas$95,910+12.3%
Dallas, Texas$82,490-3.4%
Detroit, Michigan$91,350+7.0%
El Paso, Texas$70,550-17.4%
Fresno, California$142,300+66.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$76,590-10.3%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$77,700-9.0%
Houston, Texas$92,520+8.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$78,420-8.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$75,480-11.6%
Los Angeles, California$106,960+25.2%
Miami, Florida$82,210-3.7%
New York, New York$110,610+29.5%
Orlando, Florida$73,220-14.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$90,940+6.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$78,780-7.8%
Portland, Oregon$99,240+16.2%
Richmond, Virginia$78,350-8.3%
Riverside, California$158,240+85.3%
Rochester, New York$83,900-1.8%
Sacramento, California$125,830+47.3%
San Antonio, Texas$73,970-13.4%
San Diego, California$118,870+39.2%
San Francisco, California$131,060+53.5%
San Jose, California$95,510+11.8%
Santa Maria, California$134,910+58.0%
Seattle, Washington$88,720+3.9%
South Bend, Indiana$78,800-7.7%
Spokane, Washington$73,860-13.5%
Syracuse, New York$90,810+6.3%
Tampa, Florida$67,580-20.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$86,010+0.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$87,280+2.2%
Gross salary
85,400/yr
Estimated take-home
68,909/yr
Est. total withheld
19.3%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1124 SOC code
Official area McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 32580 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
EdinburgMission
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
880,921