The annual salary statistics of computer hardware engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of computer hardware engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $47,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $176,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer hardware engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer hardware engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,460 | 3.60% | 29.75% |
| 2021 | $127,690 | 8.21% | - |
| 2020 | $117,210 | -1.27% | - |
| 2019 | $118,700 | -7.10% | - |
| 2018 | $127,130 | 7.10% | - |
| 2017 | $118,110 | -2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $120,570 | 13.98% | - |
| 2015 | $103,710 | 3.61% | - |
| 2014 | $99,970 | 4.12% | - |
| 2013 | $95,850 | 2.92% | - |
| 2012 | $93,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $132,460, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for computer hardware engineers in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $118,170). In comparison, the median annual salary of computer hardware engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 10.8 percent (10.8%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| College Station-Bryan |