The annual and hourly salary statistics of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $25,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers 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 $51,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $25,230 | -5.75% | -10.98% |
| 2015 | $26,680 | -27.36% | - |
| 2014 | $33,980 | 2.91% | - |
| 2013 | $32,990 | 15.13% | - |
| 2012 | $28,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,230, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the lowest paying city for jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in state of Texas, following city of Corpus Christi (median annual salary of $74,620). In comparison, the median annual salary of jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 66.2 percent (66.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Corpus Christi.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| El Paso | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |