The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related workers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area 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 | $16,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $55,370 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 2012 | $55,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,370, Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Texas, following city of Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $102,100). Compared with the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area is 45.8 percent (45.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| El Paso | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area |