The annual and hourly salary statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painting, coating, and decorating workers 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 $47,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,230 | 15.16% | 31.31% |
| 2016 | $23,950 | 3.51% | - |
| 2015 | $23,110 | 6.75% | - |
| 2014 | $21,550 | -0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $21,650 | 10.44% | - |
| 2012 | $19,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,230 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for painting, coating, and decorating workers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 38.3 percent (38.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waco | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Amarillo | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission |