The annual salary statistics of soil and plant scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of soil and plant scientists 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 | $37,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $187,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for soil and plant scientists 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 $187,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of soil and plant scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,440 | -61.15% | 18.32% |
| 2021 | $111,900 | 32.78% | - |
| 2020 | $75,220 | 7.58% | - |
| 2019 | $69,520 | 11.05% | - |
| 2018 | $61,840 | 20.46% | - |
| 2017 | $49,190 | -3.29% | - |
| 2016 | $50,810 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $50,280 | -19.13% | - |
| 2014 | $59,900 | 11.80% | - |
| 2013 | $52,830 | -7.36% | - |
| 2012 | $56,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,440, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for soil and plant scientists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $82,300). Compared with Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of soil and plant scientists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Lubbock | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Amarillo |