The annual salary statistics of proofreaders and copy markers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of proofreaders and copy markers 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 | $28,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for proofreaders and copy markers 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 $49,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of proofreaders and copy markers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,380 | 7.36% | 6.88% |
| 2021 | $36,480 | 3.34% | - |
| 2020 | $35,260 | -22.04% | - |
| 2018 | $43,030 | 6.69% | - |
| 2017 | $40,150 | 4.06% | - |
| 2016 | $38,520 | 6.57% | - |
| 2015 | $35,990 | -7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $38,700 | 2.95% | - |
| 2013 | $37,560 | 2.37% | - |
| 2012 | $36,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,380 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for proofreaders and copy markers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of proofreaders and copy markers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 13.9 percent (13.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington |