The annual salary statistics of legislators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators 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 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $90,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $34,650 | -6.75% | 15.47% |
| 2016 | $36,990 | 11.41% | - |
| 2015 | $32,770 | 9.83% | - |
| 2014 | $29,550 | 1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $29,160 | -0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $29,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,650 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 50.7 percent (50.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 42.3 percent (42.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach.