Wage Structure

Every attempt has been made to provide current, accurate, and consistent data in this database. There may be some differences due to sources, methodologies, or timing of data-assembly.

Wage Structure

Latest Full Year Available Payroll Cost by Industry For Corpus Christi, Texas MSA

Average Annual Salary by Major Industry	Current Full Year	Salary	Number of Employees
Mining	2006	$ 70,928.00	3,942
Construction	2006	$ 43,446.00	15,612
Manufacturing	2006	$ 62,361.00	14,778
Transportation & Warehousing	2006	$ 45,682.00	5,594
FIRE	2006	$ 77,636.00	3,926
Wholesale Trade	2006	$ 47,190.00	5,413
Retail Trade	2006	$ 23,348.00	20,296
Other Services	2006	$ 22,555.00	5,314
Government - Public Admin	2006	$ 43,797.00	6,561
Utilities	2006	$ 54,743.00	1,372
Total		$ 491,686.00	82,808

Source: Texas Workforce Commision

Latest Available Payroll Costs by Industry For Corpus Christi, Texas MSA

Average Annual Salary by Major Industry	Current Year (1st Quarter)	Salary	Number of Employees
Mining	2007	$ 18,057.00	3,998
Construction	2007	$ 11,557.00	16,094
Manufacturing	2007	$ 17,407.00	14,448
Transportation & Warehousing	2007	$ 11,518.00	5,662
FIRE	2007	$ 20,761.00	4,043
Wholesale Trade	2007	$ 12,116.00	5,528
Retail Trade	2007	$ 5,980.00	20,210
Other Services	2007	$ 5,850.00	5,354
Government - Public Admin	2007	$ 11,414.00	6,402
Utilities	2007	$ 17,758.00	1,421
Total		$ 132,418.00	83,160

Source: Texas Workforce Commission

Latest Full Year Available Payroll Cost by Industry For Texas

Average Annual Salary by Major Industry	Current Full Year	Salary	Number of Employees
Mining	2006	$ 103,467.00	184,335
Construction	2006	$ 44,005.00	641,217
Manufacturing	2006	$ 57,291.00	933,140
Transportation & Warehousing	2006	$ 47,112.00	430,758
FIRE	2006	$ 105,807.00	624,311
Wholesale Trade	2006	$ 61,490.00	498,093
Retail Trade	2006	$ 26,247.00	1,139,016
Other Services	2006	$ 26,988.00	281,254
Government - Public Admin	2006	$ 45,903.00	411,534
Utilities	2006	$ 66,833.00	74,019
Total		$ 585,143.00	5,217,677

Source: Texas Workforce Commission

Latest Available Payroll Costs by Industry For Texas

Average Annual Salary by Major Industry	Current Year (1st Quarter)	Salary	Number of Employees
Mining	2007	$ 28,938.00	196,884
Construction	2007	$ 11,219.00	653,549
Manufacturing	2007	$ 15,821.00	935,704
Transportation & Warehousing	2007	$ 12,584.00	437,654
FIRE	2007	$ 31,122.00	632,167
Wholesale Trade	2007	$ 16,601.00	506,746
Retail Trade	2007	$ 6,812.00	1,145,437
Other Services	2007	$ 6,864.00	279,305
Government - Public Admin	2007	$ 11,778.00	410,487
Utilities	2007	$ 20,527.00	75,516
Total		$ 162,266.00	5,273,449

Source: Texas Workforce Commission

View Excel

Wage Structure by Targeted Business Sectors
Corpus Christi, Texas MSA
2006

NAICS Code	Name	Average Employment	Entry Wage	Mean Wage	Median Wage	Experienced Wage
21	Mining	3,710	$ 22,788	$ 45,449	$ 35,456	$ 56,780
22	Utilities	780	$ 23,767	$ 40,755	$ 35,348	$ 49,249
31-33	Manufacturing	10,950	$ 18,661	$ 38,878	$ 31,959	$ 48,986
42	Wholesale Trade	5,480	$ 17,273	$ 34,175	$ 27,666	$ 42,626
44-45	Retail Trade	20,470	$ 13,912	$ 23,839	$ 18,897	$ 28,803
48-49	Transportation & Warehousing	5,180	$ 19,915	$ 41,284	$ 37,159	$ 51,968
51	Information	2,640	$ 17,053	$ 35,654	$ 28,541	$ 44,954
54	Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	6,270	$ 17,307	$ 43,124	$ 31,378	$ 56,033
56	Administrative and Waste Services	10,640	$ 15,209	$ 26,483	$ 20,664	$ 32,121

Wage Structure by Targeted Business Sectors
50 Mile Commute
Corpus Christi, Texas
2006

NAICS Code	Name	Average Employment	Entry Wage	Mean Wage	Median Wage	Experienced Wage
21	Mining	8,280	$ 21,361	$ 43,577	$ 33,514	$ 54,685
22	Utilities	960	$ 24,000	$ 42,255	$ 37,492	$ 51,383
31-33	Manufacturing	12,120	$ 18,561	$ 38,882	$ 31,928	$ 49,042
42	Wholesale Trade	6,530	$ 16,974	$ 33,811	$ 26,716	$ 42,229
44-45	Retail Trade	24,930	$ 13,702	$ 23,561	$ 18,673	$ 28,490
48-49	Transportation & Warehousing	6,230	$ 19,625	$ 40,009	$ 35,832	$ 50,201
51	Information	2,920	$ 16,199	$ 34,549	$ 27,035	$ 43,724
54	Professional, Scientific & Technical Services	7,120	$ 16,907	$ 41,649	$ 29,163	$ 54,020
56	Administrative and Waste Services	11,160	$ 15,160	$ 26,617	$ 20,880	$ 32,345

Source: Texas Workforce Commission

View Excel