The annual salary statistics of biological technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of biological technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $27,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for biological technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of biological technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,400 | 11.24% | 17.39% |
| 2016 | $39,410 | -35.63% | - |
| 2015 | $53,450 | 2.11% | - |
| 2014 | $52,320 | 8.03% | - |
| 2013 | $48,120 | 23.77% | - |
| 2012 | $36,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,400 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for biological technicians in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of biological technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 24.5 percent (24.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 59.6 percent (59.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.