The annual salary statistics of nurse practitioners in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nurse practitioners 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 | $99,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $110,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $141,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $205,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nurse practitioners 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 $205,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nurse practitioners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $127,190 | 2.89% | 21.63% |
| 2021 | $123,520 | 2.06% | - |
| 2020 | $120,980 | 1.40% | - |
| 2019 | $119,290 | 2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $116,280 | -3.72% | - |
| 2017 | $120,600 | 0.22% | - |
| 2016 | $120,330 | 5.45% | - |
| 2015 | $113,770 | 6.62% | - |
| 2014 | $106,240 | 0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $105,330 | 5.36% | - |
| 2012 | $99,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $127,190 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for nurse practitioners in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of nurse practitioners in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Wichita Falls and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Amarillo.