The annual and hourly salary statistics of dental laboratory technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of dental laboratory technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental laboratory technicians 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 $62,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental laboratory technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,850 | 10.17% | 28.74% |
| 2016 | $40,290 | -0.45% | - |
| 2015 | $40,470 | 6.52% | - |
| 2014 | $37,830 | 8.19% | - |
| 2013 | $34,730 | 7.98% | - |
| 2012 | $31,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,850 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for dental laboratory technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of dental laboratory technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 26.1 percent (26.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 39.0 percent (39.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lubbock.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Corpus Christi | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Amarillo | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Waco | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Wichita Falls | |
| El Paso | |
| Tyler | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Lubbock |