The annual salary statistics of postsecondary physics teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary physics teachers 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 | $58,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary physics teachers 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 $149,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,630.
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 | $91,980 | 13.82% | 7.56% |
| 2021 | $79,270 | -13.94% | - |
| 2020 | $90,320 | 3.90% | - |
| 2019 | $86,800 | -10.61% | - |
| 2018 | $96,010 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $93,870 | 9.42% | - |
| 2016 | $85,030 | 3.92% | - |
| 2015 | $81,700 | -1.13% | - |
| 2014 | $82,620 | -10.22% | - |
| 2013 | $91,060 | 6.62% | - |
| 2012 | $85,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,980 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary physics teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary physics teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 39.8 percent (39.8%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.
| 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 |