The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment 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 | $32,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment 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 $66,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,270 | 6.30% | 29.87% |
| 2021 | $45,230 | 24.92% | - |
| 2020 | $33,960 | 5.68% | - |
| 2019 | $32,030 | -8.99% | - |
| 2018 | $34,910 | -3.70% | - |
| 2017 | $36,200 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $35,180 | -0.71% | - |
| 2015 | $35,430 | 5.76% | - |
| 2014 | $33,390 | -4.67% | - |
| 2013 | $34,950 | 3.15% | - |
| 2012 | $33,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,270, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Texas, followed by Corpus Christi (median annual salary $47,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in Corpus Christi.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Longview | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area |