The annual salary statistics of chemists in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chemists 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 | $40,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $122,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,780 | -32.60% | 17.60% |
| 2016 | $85,900 | 1.83% | - |
| 2015 | $84,330 | -0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $85,120 | 37.27% | - |
| 2013 | $53,400 | 0.04% | - |
| 2012 | $53,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,780 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in Fort Worth-Arlington is 36.6 percent (36.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.