The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary physics teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $50,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary physics teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,950 | 16.80% | -3.07% |
| 2021 | $83,990 | -8.58% | - |
| 2020 | $91,200 | 3.41% | - |
| 2019 | $88,090 | -5.43% | - |
| 2018 | $92,870 | -4.52% | - |
| 2017 | $97,070 | 0.18% | - |
| 2016 | $96,900 | 16.36% | - |
| 2015 | $81,050 | -14.61% | - |
| 2014 | $92,890 | -1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $93,920 | -10.79% | - |
| 2012 | $104,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,950, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the second highest paying city for postsecondary physics teachers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city College Station-Bryan (median annual salary of $152,860). Compared with College Station-Bryan, the median annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| El Paso | |
| Waco | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington |