The annual salary statistics of packers and packagers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of packers and packagers 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 | $19,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $22,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $25,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $26,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for packers and packagers 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 $26,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $22,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of packers and packagers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $22,150 | 15.30% | 20.99% |
| 2021 | $18,760 | -6.02% | - |
| 2020 | $19,890 | 4.58% | - |
| 2019 | $18,980 | -0.68% | - |
| 2018 | $19,110 | -2.15% | - |
| 2017 | $19,520 | -0.41% | - |
| 2016 | $19,600 | 3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $18,900 | 5.19% | - |
| 2014 | $17,920 | 1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $17,670 | 0.96% | - |
| 2012 | $17,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $22,150 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for packers and packagers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of packers and packagers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 40.5 percent (40.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.