The annual salary statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 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 | $21,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators 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 $62,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,700 | 17.79% | -5.97% |
| 2021 | $29,350 | -66.54% | - |
| 2020 | $48,880 | 0.06% | - |
| 2019 | $48,850 | 10.50% | - |
| 2018 | $43,720 | 13.56% | - |
| 2017 | $37,790 | 49.40% | - |
| 2016 | $19,120 | -53.82% | - |
| 2015 | $29,410 | -14.18% | - |
| 2014 | $33,580 | 1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $33,060 | -14.43% | - |
| 2012 | $37,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,700 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels |