The annual salary statistics of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 | $33,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers 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 $67,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $42,310 | 10.28% | 32.29% |
| 2021 | $37,960 | -15.12% | - |
| 2020 | $43,700 | 1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $42,920 | 7.67% | - |
| 2018 | $39,630 | -7.47% | - |
| 2017 | $42,590 | 14.98% | - |
| 2016 | $36,210 | 5.36% | - |
| 2015 | $34,270 | 11.00% | - |
| 2014 | $30,500 | -0.49% | - |
| 2013 | $30,650 | 6.53% | - |
| 2012 | $28,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,310 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lakeland-Winter Haven and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.