The annual salary statistics of agricultural equipment operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of agricultural equipment operators 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 | $16,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for agricultural equipment operators 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 $31,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of agricultural equipment operators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20,210 | 1.73% | 4.40% |
| 2019 | $19,860 | -7.65% | - |
| 2018 | $21,380 | 9.64% | - |
| 2016 | $19,320 | -16.36% | - |
| 2014 | $22,480 | 14.06% | - |
| 2012 | $19,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,210 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for agricultural equipment operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of agricultural equipment operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 44.4 percent (44.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 10.3 percent (10.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.