The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $19,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $46,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,990 | 7.15% | 34.87% |
| 2021 | $25,990 | 13.51% | - |
| 2020 | $22,480 | 9.39% | - |
| 2019 | $20,370 | 0.74% | - |
| 2018 | $20,220 | 3.07% | - |
| 2017 | $19,600 | 3.01% | - |
| 2016 | $19,010 | 1.05% | - |
| 2015 | $18,810 | 2.39% | - |
| 2014 | $18,360 | -0.60% | - |
| 2013 | $18,470 | 1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $18,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,990 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving.