The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants 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 | $28,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants 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 $47,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,320 | 4.45% | 4.07% |
| 2021 | $37,570 | -32.29% | - |
| 2020 | $49,700 | 7.02% | - |
| 2018 | $46,210 | 18.07% | - |
| 2017 | $37,860 | 3.57% | - |
| 2016 | $36,510 | -2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $37,570 | 0.48% | - |
| 2014 | $37,390 | 3.48% | - |
| 2013 | $36,090 | -4.52% | - |
| 2012 | $37,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,320 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 34.9 percent (34.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.