The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of air traffic controllers 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 | $104,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $157,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $172,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $189,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $202,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers 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 $202,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $172,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $104,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $172,870 | 11.53% | 14.99% |
| 2017 | $152,940 | 3.92% | - |
| 2016 | $146,950 | 0.07% | - |
| 2015 | $146,850 | 7.69% | - |
| 2013 | $135,560 | -8.40% | - |
| 2012 | $146,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $172,870, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for air traffic controllers in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $162,120). In comparison, the median annual salary of air traffic controllers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| El Paso |