The annual salary statistics of gas plant operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of gas plant operators 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 | $43,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for gas plant operators 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 $98,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of gas plant operators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,540 | 2.13% | 22.43% |
| 2021 | $79,800 | 8.68% | - |
| 2020 | $72,870 | 3.43% | - |
| 2019 | $70,370 | 3.00% | - |
| 2018 | $68,260 | 5.46% | - |
| 2017 | $64,530 | 7.30% | - |
| 2016 | $59,820 | 3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $57,790 | -1.35% | - |
| 2014 | $58,570 | -10.33% | - |
| 2013 | $64,620 | 2.12% | - |
| 2012 | $63,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,540 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for gas plant operators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of gas plant operators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 58.5 percent (58.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area.