SOC 33-9099 · Area 15180 · May 2025
Protective Service Workers, All Other
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,500 | $8.90 |
| 25th percentile | $20,970 | $10.08 |
| Median | $24,320 | $11.69 |
| 75th percentile | $40,130 | $19.29 |
| 90th percentile | $48,200 | $23.17 |
| Average | $34,570 | $16.62 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 50. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $20,970 to $40,130 in 2025, a span of $19,160.
The area median is $9,180 (27.4%) below Texas's $33,500 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 10 other published areas
- This area's median is $3,630 (13.0%) below the $27,950 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $8,150 (25.1%) below the $32,470 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $9,180 (27.4%) below the $33,500 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $10,290 (29.7%) below the $34,610 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $15,400 (38.8%) below the $39,720 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $22,000 (47.5%) below the $46,320 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $31,810 (56.7%) below the $56,130 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $36,270 (59.9%) below the $60,590 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $37,870 (60.9%) below the $62,190 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $39,900 (62.1%) below the $64,220 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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