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Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator Salary in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas

The annual salary statistics of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,730
25th Percentile Wage
$52,460
50th Percentile Wage
$60,980
75th Percentile Wage
$70,200
90th Percentile Wage
$75,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas compressor and gas pumping station operators 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 $75,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$60,980
-3.30% -3.61%
2013
$62,990
-0.30% -
2012
$63,180
- -

Table 2. Compare Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator Salary in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,980, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $68,190). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of gas compressor and gas pumping station operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.6 percent (10.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$68,190
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$60,980
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$58,870
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$58,810

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