The annual salary statistics of civil engineering technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of civil engineering technicians 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 | $47,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for civil engineering technicians 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 $132,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of civil engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,480 | 12.74% | 33.52% |
| 2021 | $60,630 | 21.49% | - |
| 2020 | $47,600 | -6.01% | - |
| 2019 | $50,460 | -2.89% | - |
| 2018 | $51,920 | -3.85% | - |
| 2017 | $53,920 | 8.35% | - |
| 2016 | $49,420 | 9.47% | - |
| 2015 | $44,740 | 2.77% | - |
| 2014 | $43,500 | -1.54% | - |
| 2013 | $44,170 | -4.57% | - |
| 2012 | $46,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,480, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for civil engineering technicians in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Midland (median annual salary of $75,080). Compared with Midland, the median annual salary of civil engineering technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower.