SOC 53-6032 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for aircraft service attendants in Brownsville, Texas is $31,880 a year ($15.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,080: half of the 30 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,330).

$31,880average per year

$15.33 / hourMedian $29,080Take-home ≈ $27,796

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-26%vs U.S. average
#8 of 8Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aircraft Service Attendants pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,080 or more. The middle half of aircraft service attendants in Brownsville earn between $27,100 and $38,060.

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$31,880$2,657$15.33
Median$29,080$2,423$13.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,100$2,258$13.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,060$3,172$18.30

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Aircraft Service Attendants pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Aircraft service attendants in Brownsville earn 21% less than the Texas average ($40,340) and 26% less than the U.S. average ($43,330). At the median the gap is -28% against the U.S. median of $40,450.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$31,880$29,080$27,100$38,08030
Texas$40,340$38,720$31,400$48,9203,290
United States$43,330$40,450$33,830$57,61031,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Aircraft Service Attendants salary after taxes in Brownsville

On the average salary of $31,880, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $27,796 a year, or $2,316 a month and $1,069 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Brownsville a good place for aircraft service attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Brownsville area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.0), so the average $31,880 buys what about $37,081 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Brownsville ($36,490). A typical home costs $207,150, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aircraft Service Attendants salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 8th of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($45,760).

All Aircraft Service Attendants salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for aircraft service attendants

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,440).

Aircraft Service Attendants salary by city

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Aircraft Service Attendants salary in Brownsville: questions

How much do aircraft service attendants make an hour in Brownsville?

$15.33 an hour on average, and $13.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level aircraft service attendants salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the aircraft service attendants take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $27,796 a year ($2,316 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $31,880. Texas has no state income tax.

Do aircraft service attendants earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 26% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,330).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-6032; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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