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SOC 27-1023 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Floral Designers — Dallas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · 9 metro areas compared

$36,170 /year
$17.39per hour
1,120jobs in area
−3.2%vs US median

At $36,170, median pay for Floral Designers in Dallas, TX tracks the national median of $37,360 closely.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $37,36010TH$29,450MEDIAN$36,17075TH$38,13090TH$45,230

How pay has moved

$38,390$25,0702019202020212022202320242025$36,170
$27,610 in 2019 to $36,170 in 2025, +31% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to decline

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
-5.9%
Openings per year
5,100
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

10.7% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

At $36,170, median pay for Floral Designers in Dallas, TX tracks the national median of $37,360 closely. Pay ranges from under $29,450 at the tenth percentile to more than $45,230 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $30,850 to $38,130.

The area has 1,120 jobs in this occupation, giving a location quotient of 1.06 — a measure of how concentrated the occupation is here relative to the country as a whole. Within the state, Austin records the highest median at $36,400. Of the 713 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 639th.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$29,450−21.2%
25th$30,850−17.4%
Median (50th)$36,170−3.2%
75th$38,130+2.1%
90th$45,230+21.1%
Mean$36,260−2.9%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Texas

Median annual wage for Floral Designers, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Austin$36,400260
2Houston$34,310530
3San Antonio$34,090200
4Longview$31,55030
5Amarillo$31,15040
6Tyler$30,82050
7Lubbock$30,27040
8Beaumont$29,98050
9El Paso$29,06080

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Dallas run 3.1% above the national average, so the median of $36,170 buys what $35,082 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way the gap against the national median narrows to 6.1% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$36,170as reported by BLS

Local price level

103.1US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$35,082US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $36,170 a year, 3.2% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $29,450 to $45,230 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 1,120 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Austin, at $36,400.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Floral Designers in Dallas, TX?

The median annual wage is $36,170, or $17.39 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $37,360, so pay in Dallas, TX is 3.2% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Dallas, TX earns more than $45,230 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $29,450 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Austin, at $36,400 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 1,120 jobs in this occupation in Dallas, TX. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.