The annual salary statistics of physicists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of physicists 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 | $74,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $108,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $135,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $215,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $186,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $135,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $135,510 | -23.73% | -1.72% |
| 2021 | $167,670 | 36.80% | - |
| 2020 | $105,960 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $104,100 | 4.36% | - |
| 2018 | $99,560 | -1.11% | - |
| 2017 | $100,670 | 1.57% | - |
| 2016 | $99,090 | -1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $100,560 | -26.86% | - |
| 2014 | $127,570 | -13.56% | - |
| 2013 | $144,870 | 4.85% | - |
| 2012 | $137,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $135,510, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for physicists in state of Texas, followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels (median annual salary $131,140). In comparison, the median annual salary of physicists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 3.2 percent (3.2%) higher than that in San Antonio-New Braunfels.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| College Station-Bryan |