The annual salary statistics of veterinary technologists and technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of veterinary technologists and technicians 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 | $24,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for veterinary technologists and technicians 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 $44,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of veterinary technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,120 | 0.35% | 16.21% |
| 2021 | $34,000 | 6.47% | - |
| 2020 | $31,800 | 11.98% | - |
| 2019 | $27,990 | 2.47% | - |
| 2018 | $27,300 | -4.58% | - |
| 2017 | $28,550 | -1.05% | - |
| 2016 | $28,850 | 0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $28,650 | -0.91% | - |
| 2014 | $28,910 | 3.70% | - |
| 2013 | $27,840 | -2.69% | - |
| 2012 | $28,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,120 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for veterinary technologists and technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of veterinary technologists and technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.