The annual salary statistics of epidemiologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of epidemiologists 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 | $64,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for epidemiologists 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 $107,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of epidemiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,070 | -3.31% | 31.54% |
| 2021 | $81,690 | 19.77% | - |
| 2020 | $65,540 | 9.17% | - |
| 2019 | $59,530 | 2.86% | - |
| 2018 | $57,830 | -4.76% | - |
| 2017 | $60,580 | -18.72% | - |
| 2016 | $71,920 | 7.63% | - |
| 2015 | $66,430 | 18.30% | - |
| 2014 | $54,270 | -0.70% | - |
| 2013 | $54,650 | 0.95% | - |
| 2012 | $54,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,070 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for epidemiologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of epidemiologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lubbock.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| El Paso | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Lubbock |