The annual salary statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of compensation and benefits managers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $76,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for compensation and benefits managers 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 $175,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of compensation and benefits managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $117,060 | -5.43% | -0.79% |
| 2018 | $123,420 | -1.10% | - |
| 2017 | $124,780 | -6.25% | - |
| 2016 | $132,580 | -5.37% | - |
| 2015 | $139,700 | -2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $143,710 | 6.49% | - |
| 2013 | $134,390 | 12.20% | - |
| 2012 | $117,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $117,060, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for compensation and benefits managers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary of $121,970). Compared with Dallas-Plano-Irving, the median annual salary of compensation and benefits managers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.0 percent (4.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels |