The annual salary statistics of logging equipment operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of logging equipment operators 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 | $29,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for logging equipment operators 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 $57,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of logging equipment operators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $41,170 | 0.22% | 37.99% |
| 2018 | $41,080 | -3.41% | - |
| 2017 | $42,480 | 10.24% | - |
| 2016 | $38,130 | -5.74% | - |
| 2015 | $40,320 | 20.83% | - |
| 2014 | $31,920 | 5.42% | - |
| 2013 | $30,190 | 15.44% | - |
| 2012 | $25,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,170 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for logging equipment operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of logging equipment operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Longview | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Texarkana-Texarkana | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |