The annual salary statistics of environmental science and protection technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of environmental science and protection technicians in 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 | $30,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental science and protection technicians in 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 $91,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental science and protection technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $49,870 | 5.51% | 15.42% |
| 2016 | $47,120 | 2.33% | - |
| 2015 | $46,020 | 8.63% | - |
| 2014 | $42,050 | 1.36% | - |
| 2013 | $41,480 | -1.69% | - |
| 2012 | $42,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,870, Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for environmental science and protection technicians in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $68,190). Compared with Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of environmental science and protection technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower.