Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Brownsville, TX

401 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Brownsville, TX for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Medical Transcriptionists	$30,690	—	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,650	2,490	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,640	40	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$30,130	220	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$30,110	80	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$30,030	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$29,670	1,680	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$29,530	50	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$29,080	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$29,070	110	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$29,010	610	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$28,980	160	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$28,970	310	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$28,760	40	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$28,720	1,070	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$28,670	1,510	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$28,560	30	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$28,540	310	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$28,510	70	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$28,290	150	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$28,220	120	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$28,100	420	View salary detail
Tutors	$28,070	100	View salary detail
Bakers	$28,040	150	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$27,780	3,820	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$26,820	50	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$26,680	80	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$26,530	320	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$26,490	130	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$26,420	350	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$26,270	200	View salary detail
Cashiers	$26,250	3,420	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$26,180	1,390	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,440	910	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$25,050	490	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$24,790	60	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$24,320	50	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$24,320	50	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$24,090	630	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$23,750	60	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$23,670	380	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$22,920	420	View salary detail
Baristas	$22,500	6,570	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,500	6,570	View salary detail
Nannies	$22,290	490	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$22,290	490	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$22,070	120	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$21,860	350	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$21,010	2,430	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$19,290	580	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.