The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary sociology 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 | $59,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology 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 $127,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,280 | 3.33% | 11.64% |
| 2021 | $78,570 | -6.61% | - |
| 2020 | $83,760 | -1.74% | - |
| 2019 | $85,220 | 3.41% | - |
| 2018 | $82,310 | 24.66% | - |
| 2017 | $62,010 | -1.63% | - |
| 2016 | $63,020 | 2.25% | - |
| 2015 | $61,600 | -15.62% | - |
| 2014 | $71,220 | -5.38% | - |
| 2013 | $75,050 | 4.30% | - |
| 2012 | $71,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,280 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Waco | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Tyler | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area |