The annual salary statistics of legislators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $20,420 | -50.34% | -74.39% |
| 2018 | $30,700 | -34.56% | - |
| 2017 | $41,310 | -1.69% | - |
| 2016 | $42,010 | 16.38% | - |
| 2015 | $35,130 | 1.51% | - |
| 2014 | $34,600 | 1.94% | - |
| 2013 | $33,930 | -4.95% | - |
| 2012 | $35,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,420 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 70.9 percent (70.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 2.2 percent (2.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach.