The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $54,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $160,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $194,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $194,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $122,850 | 20.55% | 33.98% |
| 2017 | $97,610 | 4.22% | - |
| 2016 | $93,490 | 4.65% | - |
| 2015 | $89,140 | -15.05% | - |
| 2014 | $102,560 | 20.91% | - |
| 2012 | $81,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,850 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 53.4 percent (53.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.