How much do Dredge Operators make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Dredge Operators, the published 10th percentile is $62,540 and the 90th percentile is $72,960. The difference is $10,420, which is 14.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $62,540 to the 75th at $72,960, covers $10,420.

The mean annual wage is $68,470, which sits below the median of $72,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 47% higher than the national median of $49,640 for Dredge Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,974, which is 49% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% higher than the Texas median of $65,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $72,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dredge Operators at $73,974 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Dredge Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.