The annual salary statistics of legislators in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of legislators in Niles-Benton Harbor is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $19,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $20,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $20,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $20,500 | -136.98% | 12.00% |
| 2018 | $48,580 | 60.13% | - |
| 2017 | $19,370 | 3.87% | - |
| 2015 | $18,620 | 0.38% | - |
| 2014 | $18,550 | 2.75% | - |
| 2013 | $18,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $20,500 in Niles-Benton Harbor is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Niles-Benton Harbor is 54.5 percent (54.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Muskegon-Norton Shores and 9.9 percent (9.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.