The annual salary statistics of meter readers, utilities in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meter readers, utilities 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 | $29,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meter readers, utilities 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 $59,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,370.
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 | $39,630 | -18.42% | 30.68% |
| 2021 | $46,930 | 33.07% | - |
| 2020 | $31,410 | 0.57% | - |
| 2019 | $31,230 | 3.14% | - |
| 2018 | $30,250 | -0.03% | - |
| 2017 | $30,260 | 1.29% | - |
| 2016 | $29,870 | -2.04% | - |
| 2015 | $30,480 | 7.12% | - |
| 2014 | $28,310 | 5.40% | - |
| 2013 | $26,780 | -2.58% | - |
| 2012 | $27,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,630 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.