The annual salary statistics of photographers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of photographers 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 | $25,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for photographers 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 $61,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of photographers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,870 | -3.53% | 24.72% |
| 2021 | $36,100 | 7.95% | - |
| 2018 | $33,230 | 12.67% | - |
| 2017 | $29,020 | -2.14% | - |
| 2016 | $29,640 | -4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $31,060 | 2.45% | - |
| 2014 | $30,300 | 2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $29,690 | 11.59% | - |
| 2012 | $26,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,870, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for photographers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $36,540). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of photographers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower.