The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials 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 | $51,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $161,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $175,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials 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 $175,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $113,250 | 16.87% | 21.09% |
| 2020 | $94,140 | 5.59% | - |
| 2019 | $88,880 | -2.62% | - |
| 2018 | $91,210 | 0.56% | - |
| 2017 | $90,700 | 1.47% | - |
| 2016 | $89,370 | -4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $93,650 | -27.23% | - |
| 2013 | $119,150 | 24.99% | - |
| 2012 | $89,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $113,250, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for materials scientists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $124,810). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of materials scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| College Station-Bryan |