The annual salary statistics of chemical technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemical technicians 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 | $38,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical technicians 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 $101,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,550 | -27.94% | 5.09% |
| 2021 | $77,470 | 17.93% | - |
| 2020 | $63,580 | 1.60% | - |
| 2019 | $62,560 | 0.94% | - |
| 2018 | $61,970 | -3.81% | - |
| 2017 | $64,330 | 9.16% | - |
| 2016 | $58,440 | 11.41% | - |
| 2015 | $51,770 | -5.29% | - |
| 2014 | $54,510 | -1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $55,530 | -3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $57,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,550 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for chemical technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 42.5 percent (42.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.