SOC 27-1029 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025
How much do Designers, All Other 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 Designers, All Other in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $52,390. The 10th percentile is $21,880 and the 90th percentile is $83,470. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$52,390
- 10th percentile
- $21,880
- 25th percentile
- $41,000
- Median
- $52,390
- 75th percentile
- $80,980
- 90th percentile
- $83,470
- Mean
- $56,780
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
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Percentile spread
For Designers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $21,880 and the 90th percentile is $83,470. The difference is $61,590, which is 117.6% 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 $41,000 to the 75th at $80,980, covers $39,980.
The mean annual wage is $56,780, which sits above the median of $52,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $64,950 for Designers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,820, which is 21.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 26% higher than the Texas median of $41,590.
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 $52,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Designers, All Other at $50,820 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Designers, All Other. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 2 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).).
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $67,770 and employment of 30. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,107, against $50,820 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Designers, All Other 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 Designers, All Other make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Designers, All Other in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $52,390. The 10th percentile is $21,880 and the 90th percentile is $83,470.
How does that compare with the national median for Designers, All Other?
The local median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $64,950.
What is Designers, All Other 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 $52,390 is $50,820. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Designers, All Other?
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 184 miles away, at $67,770. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.