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Nursing Assistants salary
in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

Median base pay · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$32,110
≈ $15.44/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 1,070 jobs
Middle 50%
$29,860–$35,860
vs U.S. median
-24%
Metro rank
#489 of 516

Nursing Assistants in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro earn a median of $32,110 a year, based on BLS estimates for 1,070 jobs (May 2025). That is 24% below the U.S. median of $42,260 and 14% below the TX statewide median of $37,500. It ranks #489 of 516 metros with published figures for this job.

NURSING ASSISTANTS · BROWNSVILLE-HARLINGEN, TX · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · BROWNSVILLE-HARLINGEN, TX · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$28,240P25$29,860MEDIAN$32,110P75$35,860P90$40,850
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$33,940P25$37,260MEDIAN$42,260P75$47,220P90$51,980
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Questions

What is the average Nursing Assistants salary in Brownsville?

The BLS median is $32,110 a year (May 2025). Half of the 1,070 jobs pay between $29,860 and $35,860. The 10th percentile is $28,240 and the 90th is $40,850.

Is Brownsville a high-paying metro for Nursing Assistants?

That is 24% below the U.S. median of $42,260 and 14% below the TX statewide median of $37,500. It ranks #489 of 516 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Nursing Assistants make an hour in Brownsville?

About $15.44 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $32,110 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $14.36–$17.24 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.