The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of other biological scientists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $43,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,680.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other biological scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,120 | -16.99% | 5.84% |
| 2021 | $83,200 | -0.70% | - |
| 2020 | $83,780 | 4.56% | - |
| 2019 | $79,960 | 1.63% | - |
| 2018 | $78,660 | 4.86% | - |
| 2017 | $74,840 | 2.30% | - |
| 2016 | $73,120 | 1.23% | - |
| 2015 | $72,220 | 4.75% | - |
| 2013 | $68,790 | 2.65% | - |
| 2012 | $66,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,120 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for other biological scientists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of other biological scientists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Florida nonmetropolitan area.