The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary sociology teachers 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 | $48,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $124,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers 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 $152,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,810.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $82,320 | 4.31% | 27.98% |
| 2021 | $78,770 | 4.42% | - |
| 2020 | $75,290 | 11.48% | - |
| 2019 | $66,650 | -11.63% | - |
| 2018 | $74,400 | 12.97% | - |
| 2017 | $64,750 | -3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $67,070 | 5.31% | - |
| 2015 | $63,510 | -7.54% | - |
| 2014 | $68,300 | 3.54% | - |
| 2013 | $65,880 | 10.00% | - |
| 2012 | $59,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,320 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary sociology teachers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary sociology teachers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 41.0 percent (41.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Waco | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Tyler | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area |