The annual salary statistics of postsecondary psychology teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary psychology 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 | $57,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary psychology 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 $129,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary psychology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,860 | 6.75% | 16.32% |
| 2021 | $78,200 | 3.47% | - |
| 2020 | $75,490 | -0.44% | - |
| 2019 | $75,820 | -2.95% | - |
| 2018 | $78,060 | 21.41% | - |
| 2017 | $61,350 | 2.75% | - |
| 2016 | $59,660 | 2.40% | - |
| 2015 | $58,230 | -21.38% | - |
| 2014 | $70,680 | -0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $71,240 | 1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $70,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,860 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary psychology teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary psychology teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and 44.7 percent (44.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur.