The annual salary statistics of editors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors 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 | $36,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $145,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,580 | 2.44% | 18.98% |
| 2021 | $60,080 | 8.64% | - |
| 2020 | $54,890 | -32.39% | - |
| 2016 | $72,670 | 16.77% | - |
| 2015 | $60,480 | 16.62% | - |
| 2014 | $50,430 | 9.68% | - |
| 2013 | $45,550 | -9.53% | - |
| 2012 | $49,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,580, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for editors in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $57,600). In comparison, the median annual salary of editors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 6.5 percent (6.5%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.