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Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meter readers, utilities in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,340
25th Percentile Wage
$28,350
50th Percentile Wage
$31,750
75th Percentile Wage
$39,290
90th Percentile Wage
$53,160

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,340.

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
$31,750
2.83% 11.09%
2016
$30,850
2.43% -
2015
$30,100
2.96% -
2014
$29,210
1.61% -
2013
$28,740
1.77% -
2012
$28,230
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Table 2. Compare Meter Readers, Utilities Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,750 in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 Dallas-Plano-Irving is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 19.7 percent (19.7%) 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