SOC 39-3031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers make in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $22,070. The 10th percentile is $16,620 and the 90th percentile is $32,050. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$22,070

10th percentile
$16,620
25th percentile
$16,990
Median
$22,070
75th percentile
$25,900
90th percentile
$32,050
Mean
$23,020

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, the published 10th percentile is $16,620 and the 90th percentile is $32,050. The difference is $15,430, which is 69.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $16,990 to the 75th at $25,900, covers $8,910.

The mean annual wage is $23,020, which sits above the median of $22,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX median is 32.9% lower than the national median of $32,910 for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,670, which is 22% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% lower than the Texas median of $26,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 85.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $22,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers at $25,670 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 48 miles away, with a median of $22,080 and employment of 280. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,706, against $25,670 here.
  • Corpus Christi, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $23,290 and employment of 170. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,132, against $25,670 here.

Employment share

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (120 of 157,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (121,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers make in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $22,070. The 10th percentile is $16,620 and the 90th percentile is $32,050. Employment is 120.

How does that compare with the national median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers?

The local median is 32.9% lower than the national median of $32,910.

What is Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers pay in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 85.975, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $22,070 is $25,670. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Brownsville-Harlingen, TX compare with nearby metros for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers?

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $22,080. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.