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Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meter readers, utilities in Corpus Christi is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Meter Readers, Utilities in Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,880
25th Percentile Wage
$26,080
50th Percentile Wage
$29,280
75th Percentile Wage
$33,840
90th Percentile Wage
$39,140

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meter readers, utilities from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$29,280
3.18% 11.89%
2016
$28,350
3.00% -
2015
$27,500
1.13% -
2014
$27,190
12.25% -
2013
$23,860
-8.13% -
2012
$25,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,280 in Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$40,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,190
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$39,630
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$38,160
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,810
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$37,250
Victoria
$37,150
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$36,680
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$36,300
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,220
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$31,850
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$31,750
Waco
$31,410
Lubbock
$30,770
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$30,750
Fort Worth-Arlington
$29,660
Amarillo
$29,520
College Station-Bryan
$29,430
Abilene
$29,320
Corpus Christi
$29,280
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$28,490
Midland
$27,680
Brownsville-Harlingen
$27,530
El Paso
$27,490
Longview
$26,970
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$25,490

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.