The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meter readers, utilities in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $23,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,750.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meter readers, utilities from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,530 | -4.21% | -2.22% |
| 2021 | $28,690 | -0.14% | - |
| 2020 | $28,730 | 3.90% | - |
| 2019 | $27,610 | 4.35% | - |
| 2018 | $26,410 | 6.97% | - |
| 2017 | $24,570 | 1.67% | - |
| 2016 | $24,160 | 2.07% | - |
| 2015 | $23,660 | -10.02% | - |
| 2014 | $26,030 | -8.11% | - |
| 2012 | $28,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,530 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for meter readers, utilities in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of meter readers, utilities in Brownsville-Harlingen is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 7.4 percent (7.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.