The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of postsecondary communications teachers 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 | $50,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications teachers 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 $115,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,960 | 2.49% | 37.13% |
| 2021 | $77,970 | 13.90% | - |
| 2020 | $67,130 | 2.77% | - |
| 2019 | $65,270 | -2.33% | - |
| 2018 | $66,790 | 8.52% | - |
| 2017 | $61,100 | -2.93% | - |
| 2016 | $62,890 | -0.33% | - |
| 2015 | $63,100 | 9.73% | - |
| 2014 | $56,960 | 7.37% | - |
| 2013 | $52,760 | 4.72% | - |
| 2012 | $50,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,960 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary communications teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 49.1 percent (49.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.