How much do Sailors and Marine Oilers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Sailors and Marine Oilers, the published 10th percentile is $38,360 and the 90th percentile is $101,140. The difference is $62,780, which is 112.9% 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 $48,410 to the 75th at $76,810, covers $28,400.

The mean annual wage is $64,370, which sits above the median of $55,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 7.9% higher than the national median of $51,520 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,383, which is 9.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Texas median of $55,610.

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 $55,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sailors and Marine Oilers at $56,383 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sailors and Marine Oilers. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 71 miles away, with a median of $52,000 and employment of 200. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,748, against $56,383 here.
• Lake Charles, LA is 130 miles away, with a median of $38,600 and employment of 300. That median is 30.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,961, against $56,383 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 181 miles away, with a median of $44,520 and employment of 270. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,041, against $56,383 here.

Employment share

Sailors and Marine Oilers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (3,470 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.18 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.