SOC 43-4171 · Area 19100 · May 2025
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $26,560 | $12.77 |
| 25th percentile | $31,220 | $15.01 |
| Median | $37,060 | $17.82 |
| 75th percentile | $44,190 | $21.25 |
| 90th percentile | $47,750 | $22.96 |
| Average | $37,750 | $18.15 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 21,380. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $31,220 to $44,190 in 2025, a span of $12,970.
The area median is $1,850 (5.3%) above Texas's $35,210 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 31 other published areas
- This area's median is $8,530 (29.9%) above the $28,530 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $8,340 (29.0%) above the $28,720 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $7,920 (27.2%) above the $29,140 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $7,720 (26.3%) above the $29,340 median in Eagle Pass, TX.
- This area's median is $7,600 (25.8%) above the $29,460 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $6,590 (21.6%) above the $30,470 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
- This area's median is $6,370 (20.8%) above the $30,690 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $6,110 (19.7%) above the $30,950 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $6,100 (19.7%) above the $30,960 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,960 (19.2%) above the $31,100 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $5,860 (18.8%) above the $31,200 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,860 (18.8%) above the $31,200 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $5,560 (17.7%) above the $31,500 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,510 (17.5%) above the $31,550 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $5,250 (16.5%) above the $31,810 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $5,100 (16.0%) above the $31,960 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $4,960 (15.5%) above the $32,100 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $4,930 (15.3%) above the $32,130 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,930 (15.3%) above the $32,130 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $4,850 (15.1%) above the $32,210 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,710 (14.6%) above the $32,350 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $4,250 (13.0%) above the $32,810 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $4,120 (12.5%) above the $32,940 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $3,160 (9.3%) above the $33,900 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $2,790 (8.1%) above the $34,270 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $2,550 (7.4%) above the $34,510 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $1,710 (4.8%) above the $35,350 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $860 (2.4%) above the $36,200 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $510 (1.4%) above the $36,550 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $370 (1.0%) above the $36,690 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $220 (0.6%) below the $37,280 median in Midland, TX.
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