The annual salary statistics of postsecondary political science teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary political science 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 | $58,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary political science 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 $127,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary political science teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,850 | 14.46% | 29.91% |
| 2021 | $80,280 | 0.71% | - |
| 2020 | $79,710 | -3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $82,620 | 1.04% | - |
| 2018 | $81,760 | 15.35% | - |
| 2014 | $69,210 | 3.74% | - |
| 2013 | $66,620 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $65,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $93,850 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary political science teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary political science teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 59.6 percent (59.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tyler.