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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA labor market reports

Free archive of WageScape reports for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — McAllen finance pay splits: Controllers up, the bench down.

Finance

  • October 2026 — McAllen finance pay splits: Controllers up, the bench down.
  • September 2026 — McAllen finance pay splits sharply by role, not by metro average.
  • August 2026 — McAllen unemployment hits 9.8% while finance pay keeps climbing.

Human Resources

  • October 2026 — McAllen's job growth hides a widening services-sector contraction.
  • September 2026 — McAllen wages stall as statewide pay surges past it.

Information Technology

  • October 2026 — McAllen IT pay splits: support wages climb, engineering wages retreat.
  • September 2026 — McAllen networking pay beats the national rate — security pay doesn't.

Life Sciences

  • October 2026 — McAllen CRA pay trails national rate by 36% as market tightens
  • September 2026 — McAllen's specialized life sci pay splits sharply from its labor market.

General Market Conditions

  • October 2026 — McAllen job growth holds while service-sector payrolls quietly contract.
  • September 2026 — McAllen's jobless rate holds near 5.7% as state wages pull ahead.

Restaurant Industry

  • October 2026 — McAllen cuts front-of-house pay as tipped-wage rules loosen.
  • September 2026 — McAllen restaurants chase managers while entry-level pay softens.
  • August 2026 — McAllen wages split: managers gain, hourly roles retreat.