The annual salary statistics of dental hygienists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of dental hygienists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City 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 | $45,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental hygienists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental hygienists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $62,350 | 4.80% | 12.27% |
| 2017 | $59,360 | -0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $59,440 | 1.67% | - |
| 2015 | $58,450 | -5.05% | - |
| 2014 | $61,400 | 9.20% | - |
| 2013 | $55,750 | 1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $54,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,350 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for dental hygienists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental hygienists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 18.3 percent (18.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 35.8 percent (35.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.