The annual salary statistics of buyers and purchasing agents in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of buyers and purchasing agents 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 | $40,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for buyers and purchasing agents 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 $116,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of buyers and purchasing agents from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,270 | 4.66% | 6.95% |
| 2021 | $77,480 | -8.93% | - |
| 2020 | $84,400 | 1.10% | - |
| 2019 | $83,470 | 6.13% | - |
| 2018 | $78,350 | 3.48% | - |
| 2017 | $75,620 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $75,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,270, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is the highest paying city for buyers and purchasing agents in state of Florida, followed by Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville (median annual salary $75,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of buyers and purchasing agents in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 7.1 percent (7.1%) higher than that in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville.