The annual salary statistics of postsecondary sociology teachers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary sociology teachers in 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 | $26,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary sociology teachers in 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 $93,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary sociology teachers from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $61,790 | 3.40% | 0.15% |
| 2015 | $59,690 | -11.84% | - |
| 2014 | $66,760 | 7.79% | - |
| 2013 | $61,560 | -0.23% | - |
| 2012 | $61,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,790 in 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.