Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Brownsville, Texas

The average Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Brownsville, Texas earns $96,160 a year.

$96,160 / year, mean
↑ 0.4% above national average 83th percentile in Texas

Brownsville pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary — a fairly typical rate for this role. 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)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.6%
Cost of living 86 #183 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 $207,150 #163 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $51,334 #187 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Brownsville ranks #183 for cost of living and #163 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.

San Francisco $166,550 Riverside $157,930 Santa Maria $155,880 Ann Arbor $149,390 Los Angeles $142,840 San Diego $140,960 Fresno $132,990 Visalia $129,090 Bakersfield $128,980 San Jose $127,860 Sacramento $120,570 Lansing $117,690 College Station $116,580 Baltimore $115,350 Eugene $111,600 Seattle $106,530 New York $104,400 Portland $101,260 Albany $98,550 Austin $97,500 Brownsville $96,160 Houston $94,660 Philadelphia $94,000 Indianapolis $92,570 Lexington $92,570 Ithaca $91,550 Harrisburg $91,060 Detroit $90,100 Harrisonburg $89,400 Richmond $89,340 Buffalo $89,190 Kiryas Joel $89,000 Fort Wayne $88,090 Pittsburgh $88,060 Allentown $87,750 Bellingham $87,060 Terre Haute $85,240 Scranton $85,160 McAllen $84,820 Syracuse $84,500 Erie $84,380 South Bend $84,350 Grand Rapids $83,730 Reading $83,560 Rochester $83,180 Abilene $83,170 Salem $82,960 Virginia Beach $82,730 Killeen $82,170 Utica $82,060 Dallas $81,630 Chicago $81,230 Peoria $79,660 Spokane $79,510 Bloomington $78,350 Evansville $78,000 Trenton $76,080 Deltona $75,610 San Antonio $74,540 El Paso $74,310 Hagerstown $73,970 Miami $72,840 Amarillo $71,000 Laredo $70,020 Huntington $69,730 Tampa $67,200 Louisville $65,830 Orlando $65,450 Roanoke $65,220 Jacksonville $64,980 Lakeland $64,680 Johnstown $63,390
CityMean salaryvs. Brownsville
Abilene, Texas$83,170-13.5%
Albany, New York$98,550+2.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$87,750-8.7%
Amarillo, Texas$71,000-26.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$149,390+55.4%
Austin, Texas$97,500+1.4%
Bakersfield, California$128,980+34.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$115,350+20.0%
Bellingham, Washington$87,060-9.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$78,350-18.5%
Buffalo, New York$89,190-7.2%
Chicago, Illinois$81,230-15.5%
College Station, Texas$116,580+21.2%
Dallas, Texas$81,630-15.1%
Deltona, Florida$75,610-21.4%
Detroit, Michigan$90,100-6.3%
El Paso, Texas$74,310-22.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$84,380-12.3%
Eugene, Oregon$111,600+16.1%
Evansville, Indiana$78,000-18.9%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$88,090-8.4%
Fresno, California$132,990+38.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$83,730-12.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$73,970-23.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$91,060-5.3%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$89,400-7.0%
Houston, Texas$94,660-1.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$69,730-27.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$92,570-3.7%
Ithaca, New York$91,550-4.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$64,980-32.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$63,390-34.1%
Killeen, Texas$82,170-14.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$89,000-7.4%
Lakeland, Florida$64,680-32.7%
Lansing, Michigan$117,690+22.4%
Laredo, Texas$70,020-27.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$92,570-3.7%
Los Angeles, California$142,840+48.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$65,830-31.5%
McAllen, Texas$84,820-11.8%
Miami, Florida$72,840-24.3%
New York, New York$104,400+8.6%
Orlando, Florida$65,450-31.9%
Peoria, Illinois$79,660-17.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$94,000-2.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$88,060-8.4%
Portland, Oregon$101,260+5.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$83,560-13.1%
Richmond, Virginia$89,340-7.1%
Riverside, California$157,930+64.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$65,220-32.2%
Rochester, New York$83,180-13.5%
Sacramento, California$120,570+25.4%
Salem, Oregon$82,960-13.7%
San Antonio, Texas$74,540-22.5%
San Diego, California$140,960+46.6%
San Francisco, California$166,550+73.2%
San Jose, California$127,860+33.0%
Santa Maria, California$155,880+62.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$85,160-11.4%
Seattle, Washington$106,530+10.8%
South Bend, Indiana$84,350-12.3%
Spokane, Washington$79,510-17.3%
Syracuse, New York$84,500-12.1%
Tampa, Florida$67,200-30.1%
Terre Haute, Indiana$85,240-11.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$76,080-20.9%
Utica, New York$82,060-14.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$82,730-14.0%
Visalia, California$129,090+34.2%
Gross salary
96,160/yr
Estimated take-home
76,479/yr
Est. total withheld
20.5%

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 25-1022 SOC code
Official area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 15180 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Harlingen
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)
423,192