The annual salary statistics of postsecondary communications teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of postsecondary communications teachers 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 | $47,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary communications teachers 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 $159,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary communications teachers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,180 | 8.83% | 5.15% |
| 2019 | $74,010 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $70,230 | 2.63% | - |
| 2017 | $68,380 | -16.51% | - |
| 2016 | $79,670 | 6.31% | - |
| 2015 | $74,640 | 2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $72,480 | -3.33% | - |
| 2013 | $74,890 | -2.82% | - |
| 2012 | $77,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,180 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary communications teachers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary communications teachers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 32.4 percent (32.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota.