The annual salary statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mental health and substance abuse social workers 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 | $28,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mental health and substance abuse social workers 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 $63,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,500 | 22.29% | 13.13% |
| 2021 | $37,690 | 3.61% | - |
| 2020 | $36,330 | -44.18% | - |
| 2019 | $52,380 | -0.92% | - |
| 2018 | $52,860 | 20.30% | - |
| 2014 | $42,130 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $42,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,500, Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is the second highest paying city for mental health and substance abuse social workers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Sebastian-Vero Beach (median annual salary of $57,410). Compared with Sebastian-Vero Beach, the median annual salary of mental health and substance abuse social workers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower.