The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 | $50,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,630.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,810 | 2.73% | 3.51% |
| 2021 | $62,070 | -0.63% | - |
| 2020 | $62,460 | -9.32% | - |
| 2019 | $68,280 | -1.63% | - |
| 2018 | $69,390 | -2.39% | - |
| 2017 | $71,050 | 7.63% | - |
| 2016 | $65,630 | 2.54% | - |
| 2015 | $63,960 | -2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $65,510 | 4.98% | - |
| 2013 | $62,250 | 1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $61,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,810 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.