The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of registered nurses 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 | $63,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $106,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,340 | 3.83% | 11.50% |
| 2021 | $79,190 | -6.35% | - |
| 2020 | $84,220 | 4.25% | - |
| 2019 | $80,640 | 1.09% | - |
| 2018 | $79,760 | 1.92% | - |
| 2017 | $78,230 | 2.26% | - |
| 2016 | $76,460 | -0.27% | - |
| 2015 | $76,670 | 1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $75,340 | -0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $75,830 | 3.90% | - |
| 2012 | $72,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,340, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for registered nurses in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Midland (median annual salary of $82,650). Compared with Midland, the median annual salary of registered nurses in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is .4 percent (.4%) lower.