The annual salary statistics of retail salespersons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of retail salespersons 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 | $21,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for retail salespersons 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 $44,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of retail salespersons from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,430 | 3.06% | 31.27% |
| 2021 | $27,560 | 12.77% | - |
| 2020 | $24,040 | 2.62% | - |
| 2019 | $23,410 | 3.08% | - |
| 2018 | $22,690 | 2.07% | - |
| 2017 | $22,220 | -0.32% | - |
| 2016 | $22,290 | 0.99% | - |
| 2015 | $22,070 | 2.90% | - |
| 2014 | $21,430 | 5.51% | - |
| 2013 | $20,250 | 3.51% | - |
| 2012 | $19,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,430 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for retail salespersons in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of retail salespersons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Odessa and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving.