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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers salary in McAllen, TX

The median dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earns $19,910 a year, 41% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,500 a month.

10th percentile
$15,080
25th percentile
$15,140
Median percentile
$19,910
75th percentile
$24,600
90th percentile
$28,800

Based on 940 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

$18,006 take-home a year
Gross pay$19,910
Federal income tax−$381
Social Security + Medicare−$1,523
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$1,500
Every two weeks$693

Does it go far here?

$23,179Median pay in McAllen, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($957 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in McAllen, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,020
Pharmacists$137,700
Financial Managers$129,290
Nurse Practitioners$122,550
Managers, All Other$119,430
Lawyers$115,920
Physical Therapists$103,980
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$103,380

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