The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of gas plant 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $58,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant 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 $116,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,170 | -21.09% | 19.93% |
| 2021 | $97,080 | 26.89% | - |
| 2020 | $70,980 | 5.87% | - |
| 2019 | $66,810 | -1.75% | - |
| 2018 | $67,980 | 8.09% | - |
| 2017 | $62,480 | 1.38% | - |
| 2016 | $61,620 | -0.44% | - |
| 2015 | $61,890 | -5.06% | - |
| 2014 | $65,020 | -2.06% | - |
| 2013 | $66,360 | 3.27% | - |
| 2012 | $64,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,170 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 57.8 percent (57.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.