The annual salary statistics of phlebotomists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of phlebotomists 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 | $30,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for phlebotomists 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 $44,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of phlebotomists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,470 | 2.30% | 23.19% |
| 2021 | $36,610 | 0.79% | - |
| 2020 | $36,320 | 3.30% | - |
| 2019 | $35,120 | 3.59% | - |
| 2018 | $33,860 | 5.29% | - |
| 2017 | $32,070 | -1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $32,490 | 4.43% | - |
| 2015 | $31,050 | 0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $31,010 | 4.61% | - |
| 2013 | $29,580 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $28,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,470 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for phlebotomists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of phlebotomists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.