The annual salary statistics of tree trimmers and pruners in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tree trimmers and pruners 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 | $26,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tree trimmers and pruners 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 $44,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tree trimmers and pruners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,510 | 15.46% | 34.78% |
| 2021 | $33,400 | -13.47% | - |
| 2020 | $37,900 | 8.50% | - |
| 2019 | $34,680 | 4.33% | - |
| 2018 | $33,180 | 7.17% | - |
| 2017 | $30,800 | -5.97% | - |
| 2016 | $32,640 | 10.81% | - |
| 2015 | $29,110 | 0.72% | - |
| 2014 | $28,900 | 11.38% | - |
| 2013 | $25,610 | -0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $25,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,510, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for tree trimmers and pruners in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $41,500). Compared with Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of tree trimmers and pruners in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area |