The annual salary statistics of bartenders in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bartenders in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 | $21,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bartenders in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,110.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bartenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,480 | 21.70% | 35.78% |
| 2021 | $22,300 | 10.67% | - |
| 2020 | $19,920 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $19,570 | -1.33% | - |
| 2018 | $19,830 | -1.46% | - |
| 2017 | $20,120 | -9.24% | - |
| 2016 | $21,980 | -0.59% | - |
| 2015 | $22,110 | -0.14% | - |
| 2014 | $22,140 | 16.44% | - |
| 2013 | $18,500 | 1.14% | - |
| 2012 | $18,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,480 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for bartenders in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of bartenders in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 32.5 percent (32.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.