The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners 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 | $50,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners 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 $107,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,120 | -0.22% | 23.00% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | 2.79% | - |
| 2020 | $75,130 | 3.65% | - |
| 2019 | $72,390 | 3.56% | - |
| 2018 | $69,810 | -1.09% | - |
| 2017 | $70,570 | 6.49% | - |
| 2016 | $65,990 | -1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $66,840 | 8.24% | - |
| 2014 | $61,330 | 2.74% | - |
| 2013 | $59,650 | 0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $59,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,120, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of Texas, following the highest paying city College Station-Bryan (median annual salary of $89,120). Compared with College Station-Bryan, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 13.5 percent (13.5%) lower.