The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of forensic science technicians in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield 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 | $38,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forensic science technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $55,140 | 3.01% | 3.94% |
| 2016 | $53,480 | 9.22% | - |
| 2015 | $48,550 | 3.03% | - |
| 2014 | $47,080 | 0.70% | - |
| 2013 | $46,750 | -13.30% | - |
| 2012 | $52,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,140 in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is in the middle of salary range for forensic science technicians in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of forensic science technicians in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | |
| Tallahassee | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Ocala | |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven |