The annual salary statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food servers, nonrestaurant 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 | $20,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $31,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food servers, nonrestaurant 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 $35,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food servers, nonrestaurant from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,390 | 9.75% | 28.70% |
| 2021 | $24,720 | 5.62% | - |
| 2020 | $23,330 | 6.52% | - |
| 2019 | $21,810 | 6.83% | - |
| 2018 | $20,320 | 2.21% | - |
| 2017 | $19,870 | 1.71% | - |
| 2016 | $19,530 | 1.48% | - |
| 2015 | $19,240 | -6.55% | - |
| 2014 | $20,500 | -4.98% | - |
| 2013 | $21,520 | 9.25% | - |
| 2012 | $19,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,390 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for food servers, nonrestaurant in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of food servers, nonrestaurant in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 4.2 percent (4.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Jacksonville and 34.8 percent (34.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.