The annual salary statistics of microbiologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of microbiologists 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 | $44,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for microbiologists 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 $108,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of microbiologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $58,130 | -4.94% | 15.12% |
| 2021 | $61,000 | 11.98% | - |
| 2020 | $53,690 | 1.71% | - |
| 2019 | $52,770 | 2.26% | - |
| 2018 | $51,580 | 1.82% | - |
| 2017 | $50,640 | -1.01% | - |
| 2016 | $51,150 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $51,150 | 3.21% | - |
| 2014 | $49,510 | 1.31% | - |
| 2013 | $48,860 | -0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $49,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,130 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for microbiologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of microbiologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos |