The annual salary statistics of legislators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of legislators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $122,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $34,330 | 20.22% | 47.42% |
| 2018 | $27,390 | 28.55% | - |
| 2017 | $19,570 | -50.49% | - |
| 2016 | $29,450 | 32.84% | - |
| 2015 | $19,780 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $18,980 | 4.90% | - |
| 2013 | $18,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,330 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 38.7 percent (38.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 48.3 percent (48.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.