The annual salary statistics of biochemists and biophysicists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biochemists and biophysicists 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 | $43,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biochemists and biophysicists 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 $108,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biochemists and biophysicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,180 | -82.49% | -25.22% |
| 2021 | $78,800 | 9.28% | - |
| 2020 | $71,490 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $69,070 | -2.82% | - |
| 2018 | $71,020 | 5.91% | - |
| 2017 | $66,820 | 2.98% | - |
| 2016 | $64,830 | 7.84% | - |
| 2015 | $59,750 | 4.30% | - |
| 2014 | $57,180 | -3.99% | - |
| 2013 | $59,460 | 9.06% | - |
| 2012 | $54,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,180, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the lowest paying city for biochemists and biophysicists in state of Texas, following city of Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $98,280). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of biochemists and biophysicists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is about 56.1 percent (56.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Fort Worth-Arlington.
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| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |