The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of accountants and auditors in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $41,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,890 | 3.41% | 15.28% |
| 2021 | $63,640 | 1.32% | - |
| 2020 | $62,800 | 2.07% | - |
| 2019 | $61,500 | 9.46% | - |
| 2018 | $55,680 | 0.23% | - |
| 2017 | $55,550 | 5.20% | - |
| 2016 | $52,660 | -6.27% | - |
| 2015 | $55,960 | -4.15% | - |
| 2014 | $58,280 | -2.01% | - |
| 2013 | $59,450 | 6.11% | - |
| 2012 | $55,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,890 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 22.6 percent (22.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.