The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of gas plant operators in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area 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 | $41,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $57,290 | -22.24% | -16.27% |
| 2013 | $70,030 | 4.88% | - |
| 2012 | $66,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,290 in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is 46.8 percent (46.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Midland | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Longview | |
| Odessa | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Amarillo | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area |