The annual salary statistics of physicists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physicists 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 | $23,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $180,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physicists 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 $180,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physicists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115,670 | -41.83% | 9.99% |
| 2021 | $164,060 | 21.28% | - |
| 2020 | $129,140 | -1.87% | - |
| 2019 | $131,560 | 2.56% | - |
| 2018 | $128,190 | 4.38% | - |
| 2017 | $122,580 | 17.05% | - |
| 2016 | $101,680 | 6.23% | - |
| 2014 | $95,350 | -11.88% | - |
| 2013 | $106,680 | 2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $104,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,670 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for physicists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of physicists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 59.1 percent (59.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| College Station-Bryan |