The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of carpenters 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 | $36,080 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters 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 $61,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,080.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,820 | -1.69% | 32.21% |
| 2021 | $47,610 | 5.44% | - |
| 2020 | $45,020 | 2.22% | - |
| 2019 | $44,020 | 7.56% | - |
| 2018 | $40,690 | 4.35% | - |
| 2017 | $38,920 | 4.57% | - |
| 2016 | $37,140 | 5.25% | - |
| 2015 | $35,190 | 5.17% | - |
| 2014 | $33,370 | 2.40% | - |
| 2013 | $32,570 | 2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $31,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,820 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.