The annual salary statistics of postsecondary geography teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary geography teachers 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 | $53,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary geography teachers 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 $132,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary geography teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,590 | -4.93% | 18.15% |
| 2021 | $98,200 | 12.34% | - |
| 2020 | $86,080 | 35.99% | - |
| 2019 | $55,100 | -1.14% | - |
| 2018 | $55,730 | -6.01% | - |
| 2017 | $59,080 | -29.65% | - |
| 2016 | $76,600 | 4.16% | - |
| 2015 | $73,410 | -4.35% | - |
| 2012 | $76,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,590, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the lowest paying city for postsecondary geography teachers in state of Texas, following city of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $102,420). Compared with the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, the median annual salary of postsecondary geography teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 8.6 percent (8.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown |