SOC 27-2022 · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Brownsville, TX

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Brownsville, Texas is $34,680 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,530: half of the 50 people in this job in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 42% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

$34,680average per year

Median $29,530Take-home ≈ $30,045

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  • $46K75th
  • $60K90th

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

50people in this job
-42%vs U.S. average
#21 of 21Texas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Brownsville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,450 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Brownsville earn between $20,430 and $45,790.

  • $16K10th
  • $20K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $60K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,680$2,890—
Median$29,530$2,461—
Entry level (25th percentile)$20,430$1,702—
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,790$3,816—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Coaches and Scouts pay in Brownsville vs. Texas and the U.S.

Coaches and scouts in Brownsville earn 34% less than the Texas average ($52,350) and 42% less than the U.S. average ($60,160). At the median the gap is -38% against the U.S. median of $47,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Brownsville$34,680$29,530$16,070$60,45050
Texas$52,350$36,510$22,340$78,72015,300
United States$60,160$47,320$28,790$98,860248,950

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

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Brownsville

On the average salary of $34,680, a single filer in Brownsville takes home about $30,045 a year, or $2,504 a month and $1,156 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 coaches and scouts? 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 $34,680 buys what about $40,337 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 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other Texas cities

Brownsville ranks 21st of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Lubbock pays the most ($100,350).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Brownsville: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Brownsville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,070 a year and the 25th percentile is $20,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Brownsville?

About $30,045 a year ($2,504 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,680. Texas has no state income tax.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Brownsville than elsewhere?

The average here is 42% less than the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

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 27-2022; area Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (15180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.6%.
  • 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 0.18, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.18).

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