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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Brownsville, TX

The median child, family, and school social workers in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX earns $40,580 a year, 32% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,899 a month.

10th percentile
$34,390
25th percentile
$34,650
Median percentile
$40,580
75th percentile
$56,760
90th percentile
$57,690

Based on 1,560 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$34,786 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,580
Federal income tax−$2,690
Social Security + Medicare−$3,104
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,899
Every two weeks$1,338

Does it go far here?

$47,200Median pay in Brownsville, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.0 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($912 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Brownsville, TX

JobMedian pay
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$109,300
Medical and Health Services Managers$99,360
Compliance Officers$97,470
Registered Nurses$81,090
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$81,070
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$79,300
General and Operations Managers$75,350
Project Management Specialists$73,050

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas