The annual salary statistics of hydrologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hydrologists 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 | $59,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hydrologists 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 $119,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hydrologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,530 | -20.08% | 3.20% |
| 2021 | $100,300 | -1.73% | - |
| 2019 | $102,040 | 7.70% | - |
| 2018 | $94,180 | 4.72% | - |
| 2017 | $89,730 | 5.06% | - |
| 2016 | $85,190 | -1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $86,550 | 3.81% | - |
| 2014 | $83,250 | 3.90% | - |
| 2013 | $80,000 | -1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $80,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,530, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for hydrologists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $118,320). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of hydrologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 29.4 percent (29.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos |