The annual salary statistics of air traffic controllers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of air traffic controllers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $99,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $140,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $162,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $178,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $193,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for air traffic controllers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $193,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $162,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $99,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of air traffic controllers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $162,120 | 1.28% | 9.88% |
| 2020 | $160,050 | 7.23% | - |
| 2019 | $148,480 | 3.56% | - |
| 2017 | $143,200 | -3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $148,390 | 1.54% | - |
| 2012 | $146,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $162,120, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for air traffic controllers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $172,870). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of air traffic controllers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| El Paso |