The annual salary statistics of materials scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of materials scientists 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 | $45,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $171,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for materials scientists 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 $171,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of materials scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $79,180 | 1.04% | 3.81% |
| 2021 | $78,360 | -6.66% | - |
| 2020 | $83,580 | -31.22% | - |
| 2019 | $109,670 | 3.36% | - |
| 2018 | $105,980 | 2.33% | - |
| 2017 | $103,510 | 2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $101,180 | 14.04% | - |
| 2015 | $86,970 | 16.65% | - |
| 2014 | $72,490 | 3.39% | - |
| 2013 | $70,030 | -8.75% | - |
| 2012 | $76,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,180 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for materials scientists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of materials scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 36.6 percent (36.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 69.7 percent (69.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| College Station-Bryan |