The annual and hourly salary statistics of grinding and polishing workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of grinding and polishing workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for grinding and polishing workers 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 $37,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of grinding and polishing workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,660 | 0.28% | 6.87% |
| 2016 | $28,580 | 3.78% | - |
| 2015 | $27,500 | 8.07% | - |
| 2014 | $25,280 | 2.53% | - |
| 2013 | $24,640 | -8.32% | - |
| 2012 | $26,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,660 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for grinding and polishing workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of grinding and polishing workers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur.