The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social scientists and related workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $52,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,450 | 1.83% | 4.26% |
| 2016 | $62,290 | 3.76% | - |
| 2015 | $59,950 | -2.32% | - |
| 2014 | $61,340 | 9.29% | - |
| 2013 | $55,640 | -9.18% | - |
| 2012 | $60,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,450, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is the lowest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Florida, following city of South Florida nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $107,950). Compared with the highest paying city South Florida nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 41.2 percent (41.2%) lower.