The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $62,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,440.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,010 | 12.43% | 25.49% |
| 2021 | $83,200 | -8.31% | - |
| 2020 | $90,110 | 15.73% | - |
| 2018 | $75,940 | 1.86% | - |
| 2017 | $74,530 | 4.66% | - |
| 2016 | $71,060 | -2.08% | - |
| 2015 | $72,540 | -7.06% | - |
| 2014 | $77,660 | 2.54% | - |
| 2013 | $75,690 | 6.47% | - |
| 2012 | $70,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,010, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city South Florida nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $107,950). Compared with South Florida nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower.