The annual salary statistics of locomotive engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of locomotive engineers 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 | $31,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for locomotive engineers 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 $54,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of locomotive engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $40,750 | -18.70% | -4.93% |
| 2018 | $48,370 | 15.15% | - |
| 2017 | $41,040 | -4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $42,760 | 2.01% | - |
| 2015 | $41,900 | -7.85% | - |
| 2014 | $45,190 | -15.49% | - |
| 2013 | $52,190 | 18.07% | - |
| 2012 | $42,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,750, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for locomotive engineers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Beaumont-Port Arthur (median annual salary of $47,050). Compared with Beaumont-Port Arthur, the median annual salary of locomotive engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |