The annual salary statistics of veterinarians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of veterinarians 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 | $73,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $84,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $143,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $186,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinarians 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 $186,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinarians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $104,880 | -1.01% | 0.20% |
| 2021 | $105,940 | -36.78% | - |
| 2020 | $144,900 | 5.13% | - |
| 2019 | $137,470 | 9.13% | - |
| 2018 | $124,920 | 20.65% | - |
| 2017 | $99,120 | 4.54% | - |
| 2016 | $94,620 | -0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $94,970 | 0.67% | - |
| 2014 | $94,330 | -1.88% | - |
| 2013 | $96,100 | -8.92% | - |
| 2012 | $104,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,880 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for veterinarians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinarians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 49.6 percent (49.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Sherman-Denison and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area.