The annual salary statistics of electrical engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical engineers 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 | $70,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical engineers 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 $169,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $107,820 | 5.32% | 12.60% |
| 2021 | $102,080 | -6.09% | - |
| 2020 | $108,300 | 3.78% | - |
| 2019 | $104,210 | 3.02% | - |
| 2018 | $101,060 | 3.58% | - |
| 2017 | $97,440 | -3.08% | - |
| 2016 | $100,440 | -3.76% | - |
| 2015 | $104,220 | -0.43% | - |
| 2014 | $104,670 | 4.70% | - |
| 2013 | $99,750 | 5.53% | - |
| 2012 | $94,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $107,820 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for electrical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 16.4 percent (16.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.