SOC 29-1222 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $316,150. The 10th percentile is $127,990 and the 90th percentile is $369,730. Employment is 480.
Median annual wage
$316,150
- 10th percentile
- $127,990
- 25th percentile
- $222,470
- Median
- $316,150
- 75th percentile
- $357,440
- 90th percentile
- $369,730
- Mean
- $290,110
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physicians, Pathologists, the published 10th percentile is $127,990 and the 90th percentile is $369,730. The difference is $241,740, which is 76.5% 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 $222,470 to the 75th at $357,440, covers $134,970.
The mean annual wage is $290,110, which sits below the median of $316,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $312,400 for Physicians, Pathologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $306,674, which is 1.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 8.6% lower than the Texas median of $345,830.
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 $316,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, Pathologists at $306,674 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 Physicians, Pathologists. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd 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 $315,520 and employment of 60. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $348,996, against $306,674 here.
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $362,620. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $369,771, against $306,674 here.
Employment share
Physicians, Pathologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (480 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,110 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 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 · Physicians, Pathologists 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 Physicians, Pathologists make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, Pathologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $316,150. The 10th percentile is $127,990 and the 90th percentile is $369,730. Employment is 480.
How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, Pathologists?
The local median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $312,400.
What is Physicians, Pathologists 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 $316,150 is $306,674. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Physicians, Pathologists?
Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 181 miles away, at $315,520. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.