How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $34,530 and the 90th percentile is $78,340. The difference is $43,810, which is 98.9% 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 $39,590 to the 75th at $54,170, covers $14,580.

The mean annual wage is $47,980, which sits above the median of $44,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 8% lower than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,896, which is 6.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% higher than the Texas median of $43,030.

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 $44,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $44,896 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $46,430 and employment of 60. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,346, against $44,896 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 193 miles away, with a median of $42,850 and employment of 30. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,135, against $44,896 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $42,970 and employment of 120. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,367, against $44,896 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (260 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.