Financial Managers salary in Brownsville, TX
Median pay for financial managers in Brownsville, TX: $107,430/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,280 – $216,340 · about 340 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$24,380 (-18%).
What it's really worth in Brownsville
With Brownsville's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $107,430 has the buying power of about $125,357 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $47,435 · median home $207,150 · median rent $1,460/mo.
How Brownsville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Brownsville, TX is 171st of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Brownsville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 161st.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Brownsville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Brownsville
A median home in Brownsville, TX costs $207,150 — about 1.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,460/mo works out at 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where financial managers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Brownsville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Brownsville | Rent vs Brownsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $215,630 | +101% | 2.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $211,850 | +97% | 2.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $203,620 | +90% | 2.2× |
| Boulder, CO | $176,880 | +65% | 1.5× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Brownsville | Rent vs Brownsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $164,390 | +53% | 1.1× |
| Austin, TX | $162,490 | +51% | 1.1× |
| Dallas, TX | $160,930 | +50% | 1.1× |
| San Antonio, TX | $137,420 | +28% | 1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.