The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical 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 | $71,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical 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 $168,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,440 | -20.49% | 10.09% |
| 2021 | $125,840 | 20.65% | - |
| 2020 | $99,860 | 0.52% | - |
| 2019 | $99,340 | 0.61% | - |
| 2018 | $98,730 | -0.99% | - |
| 2017 | $99,710 | 1.79% | - |
| 2016 | $97,930 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $97,140 | -1.36% | - |
| 2014 | $98,460 | 1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $97,240 | 3.43% | - |
| 2012 | $93,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,440 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.