The annual and hourly salary statistics of surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2012 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
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| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
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Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $186,420. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $46,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,660.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Hourly Salary |
|---|---|
| 90th Percentile Wage | |
| 75th Percentile Wage | |
| 50th Percentile Wage | |
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Table 2 shows the average hourly salary for surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas. The median hourly salary is $89.62. The average hourly salary of the 25th percentile is $22.15. The average hourly salary for the bottom 10 percent is $8.97.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $186,420, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for surgeons in state of Texas, followed by Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $141,930). In comparison, the median annual salary of surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Wichita Falls |
From Table 4, we note that the median annual salary of surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is higher than that of both state of Texas and the United States. Specifically, the median salary of surgeons in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ($186,420) is 100.0 percent (100.0%) higher than that in Texas ($0) and 100.0 percent (100.0%) higher than that in the United States ($0).
| Region | Median annual Salary |
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| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Texas | |
| USA |