The annual salary statistics of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 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 | $36,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 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 $77,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,800 | 5.80% | 14.38% |
| 2021 | $56,330 | -0.23% | - |
| 2020 | $56,460 | 0.83% | - |
| 2019 | $55,990 | 4.61% | - |
| 2018 | $53,410 | -0.22% | - |
| 2017 | $53,530 | 6.86% | - |
| 2016 | $49,860 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $49,250 | 1.77% | - |
| 2014 | $48,380 | -6.28% | - |
| 2013 | $51,420 | 0.43% | - |
| 2012 | $51,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,800 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 36.5 percent (36.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.