The annual salary statistics of chemical plant and system operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemical plant and system operators 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 | $29,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemical plant and system operators 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 $101,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemical plant and system operators from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $50,330 | -16.45% | -39.20% |
| 2020 | $58,610 | -9.23% | - |
| 2015 | $64,020 | 11.00% | - |
| 2014 | $56,980 | -22.96% | - |
| 2012 | $70,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,330, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the lowest paying city for chemical plant and system operators in state of Texas, following city of Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $101,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of chemical plant and system operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 50.2 percent (50.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Victoria | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Midland | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington |