The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of soil and plant scientists 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 | $36,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists 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 $80,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,290 | -45.92% | -34.07% |
| 2021 | $64,630 | -6.56% | - |
| 2020 | $68,870 | -6.21% | - |
| 2019 | $73,150 | 11.62% | - |
| 2018 | $64,650 | 3.36% | - |
| 2017 | $62,480 | 4.96% | - |
| 2016 | $59,380 | -20.02% | - |
| 2015 | $71,270 | -11.10% | - |
| 2014 | $79,180 | -0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $79,600 | 25.40% | - |
| 2012 | $59,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,290 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for soil and plant scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of soil and plant scientists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 58.3 percent (58.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Amarillo.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Lubbock | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Amarillo |