The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical engineers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area 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 | $86,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $97,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $119,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $119,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $86,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $119,740 | 1.90% | 40.62% |
| 2021 | $117,460 | 39.47% | - |
| 2013 | $71,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $119,740 in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 52.1 percent (52.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Midland | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Longview | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waco | |
| Victoria | |
| College Station-Bryan |