The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other biological scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $45,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,880 | -1.05% | -0.43% |
| 2021 | $63,540 | -23.62% | - |
| 2020 | $78,550 | 3.23% | - |
| 2019 | $76,010 | 4.92% | - |
| 2018 | $72,270 | 7.29% | - |
| 2017 | $67,000 | -0.06% | - |
| 2016 | $67,040 | 24.51% | - |
| 2015 | $50,610 | -33.45% | - |
| 2014 | $67,540 | 0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $67,350 | 6.24% | - |
| 2012 | $63,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,880 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Brownsville-Harlingen and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.