The annual salary statistics of legislators in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in 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 | $16,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $75,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,570.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $26,700 | -11.61% | 31.99% |
| 2016 | $29,800 | 9.97% | - |
| 2015 | $26,830 | 25.23% | - |
| 2014 | $20,060 | 9.47% | - |
| 2013 | $18,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,700 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Fort Worth-Arlington is 52.3 percent (52.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.