The annual salary statistics of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 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 | $32,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders 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 $62,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,720 | 7.44% | 20.55% |
| 2020 | $39,540 | -1.47% | - |
| 2019 | $40,120 | 9.20% | - |
| 2018 | $36,430 | 2.55% | - |
| 2017 | $35,500 | 4.39% | - |
| 2016 | $33,940 | 0.74% | - |
| 2015 | $33,690 | 0.59% | - |
| 2014 | $33,490 | 6.33% | - |
| 2013 | $31,370 | -8.19% | - |
| 2012 | $33,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $42,720, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in state of Texas, following the highest paying city El Paso (median annual salary of $48,130). Compared with El Paso, the median annual salary of metal-refining furnace operators and tenders in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| El Paso | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Longview | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area |