The annual salary statistics of aerospace engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of aerospace engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $78,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $102,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $176,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for aerospace engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of aerospace engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $133,450 | -3.20% | 12.45% |
| 2021 | $137,720 | -2.00% | - |
| 2020 | $140,470 | 5.00% | - |
| 2019 | $133,440 | 2.53% | - |
| 2018 | $130,060 | 2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $126,980 | 7.74% | - |
| 2016 | $117,150 | 0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $116,050 | -0.95% | - |
| 2014 | $117,150 | 0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $116,850 | 0.01% | - |
| 2012 | $116,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $133,450, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for aerospace engineers in state of Texas, followed by Amarillo (median annual salary $128,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of aerospace engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in Amarillo.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Amarillo | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Waco | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| College Station-Bryan |