The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food preparation workers 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 | $23,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers 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 $36,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,660 | 4.18% | 32.20% |
| 2021 | $28,420 | 2.18% | - |
| 2020 | $27,800 | 1.83% | - |
| 2019 | $27,290 | 5.35% | - |
| 2018 | $25,830 | 6.47% | - |
| 2017 | $24,160 | 7.95% | - |
| 2016 | $22,240 | 3.19% | - |
| 2015 | $21,530 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $20,660 | -5.71% | - |
| 2013 | $21,840 | 7.92% | - |
| 2012 | $20,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,660 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 36.9 percent (36.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.