The annual salary statistics of chemists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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 | $53,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $133,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,400 | 4.81% | 30.82% |
| 2021 | $75,580 | 4.72% | - |
| 2020 | $72,010 | 0.42% | - |
| 2019 | $71,710 | -1.44% | - |
| 2018 | $72,740 | 4.51% | - |
| 2017 | $69,460 | -7.77% | - |
| 2016 | $74,860 | 4.98% | - |
| 2015 | $71,130 | 0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $70,830 | 24.78% | - |
| 2013 | $53,280 | -3.10% | - |
| 2012 | $54,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,400 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 43.8 percent (43.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.