The annual salary statistics of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 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 | $24,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners 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 $41,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,590 | -0.78% | 10.38% |
| 2021 | $29,820 | -28.03% | - |
| 2020 | $38,180 | 5.21% | - |
| 2018 | $36,190 | 18.60% | - |
| 2017 | $29,460 | 14.90% | - |
| 2016 | $25,070 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $25,070 | -4.35% | - |
| 2014 | $26,160 | 0.57% | - |
| 2013 | $26,010 | -1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $26,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,590, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in state of Texas, following the highest paying city McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (median annual salary of $44,800). Compared with McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, the median annual salary of tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 34.0 percent (34.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving |