The annual salary statistics of nursing assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nursing assistants 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 | $20,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nursing assistants 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 $39,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,190.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nursing assistants from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $27,300 | 2.42% | 13.77% |
| 2017 | $26,640 | 4.35% | - |
| 2016 | $25,480 | 3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $24,520 | -1.10% | - |
| 2014 | $24,790 | 1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $24,510 | 3.96% | - |
| 2012 | $23,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,300 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for nursing assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of nursing assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.