The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forensic science 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 | $41,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science 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 $80,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,730 | 2.37% | 25.15% |
| 2021 | $62,220 | -2.25% | - |
| 2020 | $63,620 | -4.23% | - |
| 2019 | $66,310 | 2.52% | - |
| 2018 | $64,640 | 2.21% | - |
| 2017 | $63,210 | 1.68% | - |
| 2016 | $62,150 | 2.61% | - |
| 2015 | $60,530 | 17.68% | - |
| 2014 | $49,830 | 1.22% | - |
| 2013 | $49,220 | 3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $47,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,730, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the highest paying city for forensic science technicians in state of Texas, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (median annual salary $62,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of forensic science technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Tyler |