The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 | $50,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 $115,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $87,940 | 0.97% | 40.83% |
| 2020 | $87,090 | 5.03% | - |
| 2019 | $82,710 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $82,710 | 1.97% | - |
| 2017 | $81,080 | 2.37% | - |
| 2016 | $79,160 | 7.58% | - |
| 2015 | $73,160 | 20.98% | - |
| 2014 | $57,810 | -4.76% | - |
| 2013 | $60,560 | 14.09% | - |
| 2012 | $52,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $87,940, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $73,460). In comparison, the median annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 16.5 percent (16.5%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| College Station-Bryan |