The annual salary statistics of other biological scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other biological scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $37,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other biological scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,440.
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 | $52,000 | 0.00% | 8.71% |
| 2021 | $52,000 | -47.69% | - |
| 2020 | $76,800 | 19.51% | - |
| 2019 | $61,820 | -26.58% | - |
| 2018 | $78,250 | 19.44% | - |
| 2017 | $63,040 | -14.56% | - |
| 2015 | $72,220 | 9.00% | - |
| 2014 | $65,720 | 6.85% | - |
| 2013 | $61,220 | 22.46% | - |
| 2012 | $47,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,000 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 37.4 percent (37.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Florida nonmetropolitan area.