The annual salary statistics of pharmacists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacists 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 | $98,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $123,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $132,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $152,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacists 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 $166,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $132,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $132,530 | 3.15% | 15.57% |
| 2021 | $128,360 | 0.46% | - |
| 2020 | $127,770 | -2.00% | - |
| 2019 | $130,320 | 2.80% | - |
| 2018 | $126,670 | 2.19% | - |
| 2017 | $123,890 | 1.95% | - |
| 2016 | $121,480 | 2.85% | - |
| 2015 | $118,020 | 1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $115,740 | 2.19% | - |
| 2013 | $113,210 | 1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $111,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $132,530 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for pharmacists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying San Angelo.