The annual salary statistics of chemists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chemists 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 | $51,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $122,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,550.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $87,900 | 2.39% | 0.58% |
| 2021 | $85,800 | -10.61% | - |
| 2020 | $94,900 | 9.76% | - |
| 2019 | $85,640 | -5.56% | - |
| 2018 | $90,400 | 1.56% | - |
| 2017 | $88,990 | -4.01% | - |
| 2016 | $92,560 | 2.88% | - |
| 2015 | $89,890 | 4.51% | - |
| 2014 | $85,840 | 14.19% | - |
| 2013 | $73,660 | -18.64% | - |
| 2012 | $87,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $87,900, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is the second highest paying city for chemists in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach (median annual salary of $90,080). Compared with Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, the median annual salary of chemists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.