The annual salary statistics of mechanical drafters in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical drafters 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 | $34,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical drafters 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 $77,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical drafters from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $47,710 | 0.88% | -7.84% |
| 2019 | $47,290 | 0.13% | - |
| 2018 | $47,230 | -8.68% | - |
| 2017 | $51,330 | -0.23% | - |
| 2016 | $51,450 | 5.36% | - |
| 2015 | $48,690 | -8.09% | - |
| 2014 | $52,630 | 2.24% | - |
| 2012 | $51,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,710 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for mechanical drafters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical drafters in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach.