SOC 25-4012 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025
How much do Curators make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Curators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $75,260. The 10th percentile is $46,910 and the 90th percentile is $104,800. Employment is 150.
Median annual wage
$75,260
- 10th percentile
- $46,910
- 25th percentile
- $56,100
- Median
- $75,260
- 75th percentile
- $78,100
- 90th percentile
- $104,800
- Mean
- $72,610
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Curators, the published 10th percentile is $46,910 and the 90th percentile is $104,800. The difference is $57,890, which is 76.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,100 to the 75th at $78,100, covers $22,000.
The mean annual wage is $72,610, which sits below the median of $75,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $63,420 for Curators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $73,004, which is 15.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 25.5% higher than the Texas median of $59,990.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Curators at $73,004 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Curators. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $60,560 and employment of 70. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,985, against $73,004 here.
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $63,470 and employment of 100. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,722, against $73,004 here.
Employment share
Curators accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (150 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Curators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Curators make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Curators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $75,260. The 10th percentile is $46,910 and the 90th percentile is $104,800. Employment is 150.
How does that compare with the national median for Curators?
The local median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $63,420.
What is Curators pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,260 is $73,004. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Curators?
Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 181 miles away, at $60,560. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.