The annual salary statistics of economists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of economists 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 | $59,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $83,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $182,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $182,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $97,280 | -2.00% | 3.58% |
| 2021 | $99,230 | -8.34% | - |
| 2020 | $107,510 | 2.80% | - |
| 2019 | $104,500 | 1.77% | - |
| 2018 | $102,650 | 1.74% | - |
| 2017 | $100,860 | -2.81% | - |
| 2016 | $103,690 | 6.24% | - |
| 2015 | $97,220 | 1.78% | - |
| 2014 | $95,490 | 3.51% | - |
| 2013 | $92,140 | -1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $93,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,280 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for economists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of economists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 25.7 percent (25.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 49.2 percent (49.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| College Station-Bryan |