Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

BLS metro-level wage data places Sales and Related Workers, All Other pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX at a median of $39,790 per year ($19.13/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,280, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington pays 18% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 3,070 sales and related workers, all others are employed across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA in SOC 41-9099.

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington pay distribution spans from $25,290 at the 10th percentile to $77,260 at the 90th, a 3.1× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $29,280 and the 75th at $51,580, so half of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington-based sales and related workers, all others earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.