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Conservation Scientist Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

The annual salary statistics of conservation scientists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of conservation scientists in Dallas-Plano-Irving is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Conservation Scientists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,430
25th Percentile Wage
$43,710
50th Percentile Wage
$55,200
75th Percentile Wage
$85,110
90th Percentile Wage
$133,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for conservation scientists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,430.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of conservation scientists from 2012 to 2013. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2013
$55,200
-4.46% -4.46%
2012
$57,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Conservation Scientist Salary in Dallas-Plano-Irving with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,200 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for conservation scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of conservation scientists in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$66,140
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$65,440
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,570
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,570
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,570
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$58,360
Lubbock
$57,810
Corpus Christi
$57,720
Amarillo
$55,780
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$55,200
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$54,710
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$53,350
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$53,100
Waco
$53,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$53,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$53,100
Brownsville-Harlingen
$53,100
College Station-Bryan
$52,730
Fort Worth-Arlington
$52,180