The annual salary statistics of surgical assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical 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 | $36,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical 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 $84,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical assistants from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,840 | -5.58% | -5.58% |
| 2021 | $65,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,840 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for surgical assistants in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical assistants in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 37.8 percent (37.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Amarillo and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Corpus Christi.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Amarillo | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| El Paso | |
| Tyler | |
| Corpus Christi |