The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $22,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,170.
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 | $34,200 | 18.51% | 29.12% |
| 2016 | $27,870 | 15.25% | - |
| 2015 | $23,620 | -8.17% | - |
| 2014 | $25,550 | 3.44% | - |
| 2013 | $24,670 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $24,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,200, San Antonio-New Braunfels is the second highest paying city for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $35,750). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.
| 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 |