The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of desktop publishers 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 | $24,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers 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 $101,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,760 | 2.73% | 36.54% |
| 2021 | $48,400 | 33.04% | - |
| 2019 | $32,410 | 9.41% | - |
| 2018 | $29,360 | -14.92% | - |
| 2017 | $33,740 | 6.40% | - |
| 2016 | $31,580 | -2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $32,250 | 17.33% | - |
| 2014 | $26,660 | 9.68% | - |
| 2013 | $24,080 | -31.15% | - |
| 2012 | $31,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,760, Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is the second highest paying city for desktop publishers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville (median annual salary of $53,780). Compared with Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, the median annual salary of desktop publishers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Jacksonville | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Ocala | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | |
| Tallahassee | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven |