The annual and hourly salary statistics of financial analysts in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of financial analysts in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $50,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts 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 $141,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,260 | -0.98% | 0.37% |
| 2016 | $82,060 | -0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $82,620 | -2.47% | - |
| 2014 | $84,660 | 4.80% | - |
| 2013 | $80,600 | -0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $80,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,260 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 16.7 percent (16.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.
