The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forensic science technicians 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 | $37,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians 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 $80,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $56,830 | 5.77% | 11.49% |
| 2016 | $53,550 | 4.41% | - |
| 2015 | $51,190 | -5.06% | - |
| 2014 | $53,780 | 8.05% | - |
| 2013 | $49,450 | -1.72% | - |
| 2012 | $50,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,830 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington is 10.8 percent (10.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tyler.
| 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 |