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Chemical Engineer Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of chemical engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical engineers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chemical Engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$80,210
25th Percentile Wage
$97,950
50th Percentile Wage
$128,650
75th Percentile Wage
$200,240
90th Percentile Wage
$200,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical engineers 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 $200,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $128,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$128,650
-1.20% 30.47%
2021
$130,190
10.95% -
2020
$115,940
-23.31% -
2019
$142,960
4.74% -
2018
$136,190
1.18% -
2017
$134,580
22.47% -
2015
$104,340
11.80% -
2014
$92,030
4.46% -
2013
$87,930
-1.73% -
2012
$89,450
- -

Table 2. Compare Chemical Engineer Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $128,650 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for chemical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical engineers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Plano-Irving and 55.5 percent (55.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$136,090
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$133,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$128,650
Midland
$128,020
Fort Worth-Arlington
$126,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$125,820
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$122,850
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$122,160
Corpus Christi
$119,960
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$119,770
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$119,740
Longview
$112,290
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$102,280
Waco
$102,170
Victoria
$94,970
College Station-Bryan
$57,300

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.