The annual salary statistics of atmospheric and space scientists in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of atmospheric and space scientists in 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 | $52,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for atmospheric and space scientists in 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 $119,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of atmospheric and space scientists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $83,250 | 14.56% | -7.75% |
| 2013 | $71,130 | -26.11% | - |
| 2012 | $89,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,250, Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for atmospheric and space scientists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Dallas-Plano-Irving (median annual salary of $96,990). Compared with Dallas-Plano-Irving, the median annual salary of atmospheric and space scientists in Fort Worth-Arlington is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Lubbock | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| El Paso |