The annual salary statistics of computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic 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 $62,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $41,360 | -8.78% | 14.29% |
| 2017 | $44,990 | 8.71% | - |
| 2016 | $41,070 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $39,830 | 5.62% | - |
| 2014 | $37,590 | -0.16% | - |
| 2013 | $37,650 | 5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $35,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,360 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 40.2 percent (40.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.