The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of conservation scientists 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 | $38,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists 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 $85,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,100 | 5.10% | 2.41% |
| 2021 | $50,390 | -14.19% | - |
| 2020 | $57,540 | -3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $59,540 | 2.92% | - |
| 2018 | $57,800 | 5.87% | - |
| 2017 | $54,410 | -1.62% | - |
| 2016 | $55,290 | 8.07% | - |
| 2015 | $50,830 | 0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $50,650 | 1.56% | - |
| 2013 | $49,860 | -3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $51,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,100 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.