The annual salary statistics of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, 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 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, 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 $62,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $47,630 | -0.65% | 45.12% |
| 2021 | $47,940 | 7.76% | - |
| 2020 | $44,220 | 7.19% | - |
| 2019 | $41,040 | 18.71% | - |
| 2018 | $33,360 | 0.45% | - |
| 2017 | $33,210 | 3.91% | - |
| 2016 | $31,910 | -16.77% | - |
| 2015 | $37,260 | 7.92% | - |
| 2014 | $34,310 | 30.92% | - |
| 2013 | $23,700 | -10.30% | - |
| 2012 | $26,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,630, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Texas, followed by North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $43,970). In comparison, the median annual salary of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.7 percent (7.7%) higher than that in North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Brownsville-Harlingen | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |