The annual salary statistics of power plant operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of power plant operators 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 | $51,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for power plant 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 $109,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of power plant operators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $83,290 | 4.81% | 17.24% |
| 2018 | $79,280 | 7.13% | - |
| 2017 | $73,630 | 9.60% | - |
| 2016 | $66,560 | 10.26% | - |
| 2015 | $59,730 | -7.62% | - |
| 2014 | $64,280 | -7.78% | - |
| 2013 | $69,280 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $68,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,290 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for power plant operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of power plant operators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.