The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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 | $96,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $107,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $133,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $174,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $197,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $197,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $133,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $96,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $133,680 | -15.81% | 11.73% |
| 2021 | $154,810 | 12.77% | - |
| 2020 | $135,040 | -6.01% | - |
| 2019 | $143,150 | 4.04% | - |
| 2018 | $137,370 | 5.93% | - |
| 2017 | $129,230 | 12.91% | - |
| 2016 | $112,550 | -3.24% | - |
| 2015 | $116,200 | -1.33% | - |
| 2014 | $117,740 | -5.76% | - |
| 2013 | $124,520 | 5.24% | - |
| 2012 | $118,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $133,680, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for chemical engineers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary of $136,090). Compared with Dallas-Plano-Irving, the median annual salary of chemical engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.