The annual salary statistics of childcare workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of childcare workers 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 | $22,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for childcare workers 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 $37,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of childcare workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,930 | 1.90% | 28.14% |
| 2021 | $28,380 | 14.87% | - |
| 2020 | $24,160 | 2.86% | - |
| 2019 | $23,470 | 5.50% | - |
| 2018 | $22,180 | 0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $22,030 | 4.04% | - |
| 2016 | $21,140 | 0.71% | - |
| 2015 | $20,990 | -3.81% | - |
| 2014 | $21,790 | 1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $21,540 | 3.48% | - |
| 2012 | $20,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,930 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for childcare workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of childcare workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Punta Gorda and 32.6 percent (32.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.