The annual and hourly salary statistics of all occupations in Waco, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of all occupations in Waco is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for all occupations in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,060.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
| 25th Percentile Wage | |
| 10th Percentile Wage |
Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for all occupations in Waco, Texas. The average hourly salary for the 90th percentile is $32.83. The median hourly salary is $14.29. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.19.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,720 in Waco is in the middle of salary range for all occupations in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of all occupations in Waco is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.
From Table 4, note that the median annual salary of all occupations in Waco is lower than the salary statistics of both state of Texas and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of all occupations in Waco ($29,720) is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in Texas ($32,350) and 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the United States ($34,750).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| Texas | |
| Waco |