The annual and hourly salary statistics of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of photographic process workers and processing machine operators 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 | $20,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographic process workers and processing machine operators 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 $53,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographic process workers and processing machine operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $27,280 | -43.59% | -3.12% |
| 2016 | $39,170 | 6.79% | - |
| 2015 | $36,510 | 19.23% | - |
| 2014 | $29,490 | 18.96% | - |
| 2013 | $23,900 | -17.70% | - |
| 2012 | $28,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,280, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for photographic process workers and processing machine operators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $28,800). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of photographic process workers and processing machine operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.