The annual salary statistics of forensic science technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forensic science technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $39,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forensic science technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,550.
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 | $62,580 | 3.88% | 14.17% |
| 2016 | $60,150 | 3.92% | - |
| 2015 | $57,790 | 5.52% | - |
| 2014 | $54,600 | 2.84% | - |
| 2013 | $53,050 | -1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $53,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,580 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 39.4 percent (39.4%) 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 |