The annual salary statistics of economists in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of economists 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $70,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $184,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for economists 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 $184,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of economists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $101,920 | -1.99% | 2.73% |
| 2016 | $103,950 | 2.53% | - |
| 2015 | $101,320 | 0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $101,100 | 3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $98,050 | -1.11% | - |
| 2012 | $99,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $101,920, Dallas-Plano-Irving is the second highest paying city for economists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $130,860). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of economists in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower.
| 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 |