The annual salary statistics of political scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of political scientists 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 | $35,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for political scientists 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 $117,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of political scientists from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $56,180 | 0.94% | 0.00% |
| 2015 | $55,650 | -5.27% | - |
| 2014 | $58,580 | 4.10% | - |
| 2012 | $56,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,180, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the lowest paying city for political scientists in state of Texas, following city of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary of $92,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of political scientists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 39.1 percent (39.1%) lower than that in the highest paying city Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos |