The annual salary statistics of computer and information research scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of computer and information research scientists 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 | $59,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $121,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $158,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $192,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for computer and information research scientists 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 $192,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $121,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of computer and information research scientists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $121,970 | 3.16% | 23.83% |
| 2016 | $118,120 | 17.52% | - |
| 2015 | $97,420 | -20.69% | - |
| 2014 | $117,580 | 3.42% | - |
| 2013 | $113,560 | 18.19% | - |
| 2012 | $92,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $121,970, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for computer and information research scientists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $135,500). Compared with Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of computer and information research scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.0 percent (10.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving |