The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of other life scientists 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 | $63,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $131,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other life scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,380 | 2.25% | 4.25% |
| 2021 | $81,500 | 19.09% | - |
| 2018 | $65,940 | 65.57% | - |
| 2017 | $22,700 | -319.56% | - |
| 2016 | $95,240 | 1.89% | - |
| 2015 | $93,440 | 12.67% | - |
| 2013 | $81,600 | 2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $79,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,380 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for other life scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of other life scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 33.9 percent (33.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |