The annual salary statistics of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 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 | $36,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers 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 $77,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,660 | 1.15% | 16.89% |
| 2021 | $49,090 | -5.66% | - |
| 2020 | $51,870 | 7.83% | - |
| 2019 | $47,810 | -2.07% | - |
| 2018 | $48,800 | 6.54% | - |
| 2017 | $45,610 | -3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $47,050 | 4.55% | - |
| 2015 | $44,910 | -1.16% | - |
| 2014 | $45,430 | 8.87% | - |
| 2013 | $41,400 | 0.31% | - |
| 2012 | $41,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,660, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $50,450). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.