The annual salary statistics of machinists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of machinists 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 | $37,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for machinists 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 $79,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of machinists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,240 | 4.50% | 19.13% |
| 2021 | $47,980 | -2.61% | - |
| 2020 | $49,230 | 5.63% | - |
| 2019 | $46,460 | -7.55% | - |
| 2018 | $49,970 | 8.49% | - |
| 2017 | $45,730 | 2.03% | - |
| 2016 | $44,800 | 8.04% | - |
| 2015 | $41,200 | -1.63% | - |
| 2014 | $41,870 | 1.10% | - |
| 2013 | $41,410 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $40,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,240 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for machinists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of machinists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 37.2 percent (37.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.