The annual salary statistics of geological and petroleum technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of geological and petroleum technicians 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 | $29,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for geological and petroleum technicians 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 $136,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of geological and petroleum technicians from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $60,240 | -14.28% | 6.89% |
| 2017 | $68,840 | -6.86% | - |
| 2016 | $73,560 | 4.83% | - |
| 2015 | $70,010 | 3.89% | - |
| 2014 | $67,290 | 6.79% | - |
| 2013 | $62,720 | 10.57% | - |
| 2012 | $56,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,240 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for geological and petroleum technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of geological and petroleum technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lubbock and 51.2 percent (51.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.