The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $52,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors 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 $143,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,320.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,730 | 1.46% | 16.10% |
| 2021 | $79,550 | 3.24% | - |
| 2020 | $76,970 | 1.20% | - |
| 2019 | $76,050 | -0.57% | - |
| 2018 | $76,480 | -1.92% | - |
| 2017 | $77,950 | -0.87% | - |
| 2016 | $78,630 | 2.03% | - |
| 2015 | $77,030 | 5.21% | - |
| 2014 | $73,020 | 3.68% | - |
| 2013 | $70,330 | 3.70% | - |
| 2012 | $67,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,730, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for accountants and auditors in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Midland (median annual salary of $81,210). Compared with Midland, the median annual salary of accountants and auditors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is .6 percent (.6%) lower.