The annual salary statistics of home health aides in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of home health aides 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 | $20,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $31,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for home health aides 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 $31,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of home health aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,090 | 2.03% | 10.00% |
| 2017 | $23,600 | 2.50% | - |
| 2016 | $23,010 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $22,440 | 2.09% | - |
| 2014 | $21,970 | 1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $21,690 | 0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $21,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,090 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for home health aides in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of home health aides in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Ocala.