The annual salary statistics of chemists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of chemists 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 | $35,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chemists 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 $108,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chemists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $60,410 | 14.22% | 9.07% |
| 2016 | $51,820 | -13.86% | - |
| 2015 | $59,000 | 4.47% | - |
| 2014 | $56,360 | 1.92% | - |
| 2013 | $55,280 | 0.63% | - |
| 2012 | $54,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,410 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for chemists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of chemists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach and 33.4 percent (33.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tallahassee.