The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social science research assistants 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 | $39,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants 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 $67,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,200 | 26.46% | 30.86% |
| 2021 | $44,270 | 16.02% | - |
| 2020 | $37,180 | -14.42% | - |
| 2018 | $42,540 | 42.62% | - |
| 2017 | $24,410 | -3.93% | - |
| 2016 | $25,370 | 6.03% | - |
| 2015 | $23,840 | -48.66% | - |
| 2014 | $35,440 | -11.65% | - |
| 2013 | $39,570 | -5.18% | - |
| 2012 | $41,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,200, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for social science research assistants in state of Texas, followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels (median annual salary $52,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of social science research assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 12.4 percent (12.4%) higher than that in San Antonio-New Braunfels.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Lubbock | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Laredo |