The annual salary statistics of postsecondary economics teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary economics teachers 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 | $63,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary economics teachers 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 $161,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary economics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,380 | -4.14% | -10.34% |
| 2021 | $99,330 | 4.57% | - |
| 2020 | $94,790 | 1.56% | - |
| 2019 | $93,310 | -5.82% | - |
| 2018 | $98,740 | 2.96% | - |
| 2017 | $95,820 | 2.78% | - |
| 2016 | $93,160 | 1.81% | - |
| 2015 | $91,470 | -6.79% | - |
| 2014 | $97,680 | -1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $99,050 | -6.25% | - |
| 2012 | $105,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,380 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary economics teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary economics teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 42.4 percent (42.4%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 50.2 percent (50.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Waco | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area |