Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender Salary Information in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual and hourly salary statistics of chemical equipment operators and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage data of chemical equipment operators and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].

Table 1 & Table 2. Annual & Hourly Salaries of Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,660
25th Percentile Wage
$24,650
50th Percentile Wage
$34,200
75th Percentile Wage
$53,790
90th Percentile Wage
$75,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical equipment operators and tenders 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 $75,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,660.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical equipment operators and tenders from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$34,200
-5.56% 8.98%
2016
$36,100
-2.52% -
2015
$37,010
4.22% -
2014
$35,450
12.61% -
2013
$30,980
-0.48% -
2012
$31,130
- -

Table 3. Compare Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,200 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for chemical equipment operators and tenders in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemical equipment operators and tenders in Fort Worth-Arlington is 56.7 percent (56.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Beaumont-Port Arthur and 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$78,990
Corpus Christi
$76,930
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$72,120
Longview
$72,090
Victoria
$69,440
Odessa
$64,470
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,090
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$58,010
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,890
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,760
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$43,460
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,350
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$36,920
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,450
Fort Worth-Arlington
$34,200
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$31,440

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