The annual salary statistics of transportation inspectors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of transportation inspectors 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 | $33,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for transportation inspectors 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 $134,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of transportation inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $75,330 | 31.06% | 23.12% |
| 2021 | $51,930 | -48.70% | - |
| 2020 | $77,220 | -16.39% | - |
| 2019 | $89,880 | 26.90% | - |
| 2018 | $65,700 | 13.58% | - |
| 2017 | $56,780 | 23.64% | - |
| 2015 | $43,360 | -14.74% | - |
| 2014 | $49,750 | 7.58% | - |
| 2013 | $45,980 | -25.95% | - |
| 2012 | $57,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,330 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for transportation inspectors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of transportation inspectors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 74.3 percent (74.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.