The annual salary statistics of postsecondary education administrators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary education administrators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary education administrators 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 $186,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,250.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary education administrators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $95,780 | -2.36% | 6.08% |
| 2018 | $98,040 | -13.23% | - |
| 2017 | $111,010 | 1.80% | - |
| 2016 | $109,010 | 4.29% | - |
| 2015 | $104,330 | 7.93% | - |
| 2014 | $96,060 | 3.89% | - |
| 2013 | $92,320 | 2.56% | - |
| 2012 | $89,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,780 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary education administrators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary education administrators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Lubbock and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Sherman-Denison.