The annual salary statistics of couriers and messengers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of couriers and messengers 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 | $25,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for couriers and messengers 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 $45,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of couriers and messengers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,710 | 5.82% | 16.39% |
| 2021 | $32,690 | 7.86% | - |
| 2020 | $30,120 | 2.82% | - |
| 2019 | $29,270 | -0.96% | - |
| 2018 | $29,550 | 9.34% | - |
| 2017 | $26,790 | -2.80% | - |
| 2016 | $27,540 | 8.64% | - |
| 2015 | $25,160 | -11.92% | - |
| 2014 | $28,160 | -1.85% | - |
| 2013 | $28,680 | -1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $29,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,710 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for couriers and messengers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of couriers and messengers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Brownsville-Harlingen and 48.8 percent (48.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.