The annual salary statistics of economists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of economists 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 | $50,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $178,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $89,400 | 8.03% | 46.92% |
| 2021 | $82,220 | 28.53% | - |
| 2020 | $58,760 | -11.23% | - |
| 2019 | $65,360 | -32.96% | - |
| 2018 | $86,900 | 26.64% | - |
| 2017 | $63,750 | -30.12% | - |
| 2016 | $82,950 | 3.34% | - |
| 2015 | $80,180 | -2.28% | - |
| 2014 | $82,010 | 42.95% | - |
| 2013 | $46,790 | -1.41% | - |
| 2012 | $47,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,400 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for economists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of economists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 44.7 percent (44.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| College Station-Bryan |