The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers 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 $51,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,750 | 5.17% | 3.19% |
| 2016 | $33,900 | 28.02% | - |
| 2015 | $24,400 | 4.34% | - |
| 2014 | $23,340 | -41.56% | - |
| 2013 | $33,040 | -4.75% | - |
| 2012 | $34,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,750, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of Texas, followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels (median annual salary $34,200). In comparison, the median annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in San Antonio-New Braunfels.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waco | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Amarillo | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |