The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $28,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $36,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,180 | 12.99% | 33.33% |
| 2021 | $23,650 | 2.33% | - |
| 2020 | $23,100 | 5.06% | - |
| 2019 | $21,930 | 1.23% | - |
| 2018 | $21,660 | 9.00% | - |
| 2017 | $19,710 | -0.96% | - |
| 2016 | $19,900 | 4.47% | - |
| 2015 | $19,010 | -0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $19,030 | 4.20% | - |
| 2013 | $18,230 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $18,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,180 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.