The annual salary statistics of dietitians and nutritionists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dietitians and nutritionists 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 | $45,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dietitians and nutritionists 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 $88,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dietitians and nutritionists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,550 | 0.31% | 14.07% |
| 2021 | $63,350 | 3.17% | - |
| 2020 | $61,340 | 3.55% | - |
| 2019 | $59,160 | 1.12% | - |
| 2018 | $58,500 | 2.07% | - |
| 2017 | $57,290 | -3.77% | - |
| 2016 | $59,450 | 1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $58,720 | 0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $58,260 | 5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $55,220 | 1.10% | - |
| 2012 | $54,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,550 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for dietitians and nutritionists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of dietitians and nutritionists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 70.6 percent (70.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Texarkana-Texarkana.