The annual salary statistics of photographers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers 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 | $23,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $59,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,000 | -16.38% | 14.69% |
| 2021 | $33,750 | -51.85% | - |
| 2020 | $51,250 | 24.10% | - |
| 2019 | $38,900 | 36.58% | - |
| 2018 | $24,670 | -33.56% | - |
| 2014 | $32,950 | -4.43% | - |
| 2013 | $34,410 | 28.10% | - |
| 2012 | $24,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,000 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for photographers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of photographers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.