The annual salary statistics of respiratory therapists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of respiratory therapists 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 | $62,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for respiratory therapists 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 $95,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of respiratory therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $76,320 | 14.28% | 27.10% |
| 2021 | $65,420 | 2.06% | - |
| 2020 | $64,070 | 1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $63,080 | 2.95% | - |
| 2018 | $61,220 | -0.42% | - |
| 2017 | $61,480 | 2.85% | - |
| 2016 | $59,730 | 1.71% | - |
| 2015 | $58,710 | 2.81% | - |
| 2014 | $57,060 | 0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $56,810 | 2.06% | - |
| 2012 | $55,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,320, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for respiratory therapists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $76,660). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of respiratory therapists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is .4 percent (.4%) lower.