The annual salary statistics of editors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of editors 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 | $34,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors 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 $122,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,600 | -5.33% | 8.96% |
| 2021 | $60,670 | 14.29% | - |
| 2020 | $52,000 | -5.17% | - |
| 2019 | $54,690 | 1.17% | - |
| 2018 | $54,050 | -2.29% | - |
| 2017 | $55,290 | 0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $55,220 | 1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $54,140 | 2.75% | - |
| 2014 | $52,650 | 6.40% | - |
| 2013 | $49,280 | -6.41% | - |
| 2012 | $52,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,600, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for editors in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $61,580). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of editors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.