The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forensic science technicians 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 | $40,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $82,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,880 | 3.51% | 27.02% |
| 2021 | $60,670 | 5.26% | - |
| 2020 | $57,480 | 2.89% | - |
| 2019 | $55,820 | -0.14% | - |
| 2018 | $55,900 | 6.62% | - |
| 2017 | $52,200 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $50,820 | 5.10% | - |
| 2015 | $48,230 | 2.61% | - |
| 2014 | $46,970 | 1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $46,240 | 0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $45,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,880, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for forensic science technicians in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $63,730). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of forensic science technicians in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 1.3 percent (1.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Tyler |