The annual salary statistics of restaurant cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of restaurant cooks 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 | $23,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for restaurant cooks 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 $38,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of restaurant cooks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $30,030 | 3.10% | 28.70% |
| 2021 | $29,100 | -3.61% | - |
| 2020 | $30,150 | 7.43% | - |
| 2019 | $27,910 | 4.66% | - |
| 2018 | $26,610 | 5.79% | - |
| 2017 | $25,070 | 2.35% | - |
| 2016 | $24,480 | -1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $24,830 | 10.71% | - |
| 2014 | $22,170 | -3.43% | - |
| 2013 | $22,930 | 6.63% | - |
| 2012 | $21,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,030 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for restaurant cooks in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of restaurant cooks in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 15.6 percent (15.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 35.3 percent (35.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.