The annual salary statistics of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 | $53,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for zoologists and wildlife biologists 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 $100,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $73,460 | 19.94% | 4.19% |
| 2019 | $58,810 | 7.14% | - |
| 2017 | $54,610 | -28.88% | - |
| 2016 | $70,380 | 1.95% | - |
| 2015 | $69,010 | 5.48% | - |
| 2014 | $65,230 | -7.90% | - |
| 2012 | $70,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,460, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for zoologists and wildlife biologists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $87,940). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of zoologists and wildlife biologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| College Station-Bryan |