The annual and hourly salary statistics of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders 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 $37,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $22,240 | -10.75% | 10.84% |
| 2016 | $24,630 | -8.89% | - |
| 2015 | $26,820 | 16.55% | - |
| 2014 | $22,380 | 0.80% | - |
| 2013 | $22,200 | 10.68% | - |
| 2012 | $19,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,240 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 15.2 percent (15.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |