The annual salary statistics of legislators in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $19,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $103,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $19,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,030.
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 | $19,980 | -49.70% | -39.84% |
| 2018 | $29,910 | -54.30% | - |
| 2017 | $46,150 | 21.39% | - |
| 2016 | $36,280 | 16.26% | - |
| 2015 | $30,380 | 1.71% | - |
| 2014 | $29,860 | 4.66% | - |
| 2013 | $28,470 | 1.86% | - |
| 2012 | $27,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $19,980, Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is the lowest paying city for legislators in state of Florida, following city of Port St Lucie (median annual salary of $70,280). Compared with the highest paying city Port St Lucie, the median annual salary of legislators in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 71.6 percent (71.6%) lower.