The annual salary statistics of anthropologists and archeologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of anthropologists and archeologists 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 | $37,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists 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 $108,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of anthropologists and archeologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,400 | -20.89% | -20.18% |
| 2021 | $60,930 | -28.26% | - |
| 2020 | $78,150 | 3.83% | - |
| 2019 | $75,160 | -14.91% | - |
| 2018 | $86,370 | -6.58% | - |
| 2017 | $92,050 | -0.35% | - |
| 2016 | $92,370 | 3.00% | - |
| 2015 | $89,600 | 8.64% | - |
| 2014 | $81,860 | 21.68% | - |
| 2013 | $64,110 | 5.52% | - |
| 2012 | $60,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,400 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for anthropologists and archeologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of anthropologists and archeologists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| El Paso |