The annual salary statistics of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 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 | $22,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop 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 $35,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,820. 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 hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,820 | 14.35% | 22.15% |
| 2021 | $22,970 | -1.92% | - |
| 2020 | $23,410 | 5.47% | - |
| 2019 | $22,130 | 6.15% | - |
| 2018 | $20,770 | 5.92% | - |
| 2017 | $19,540 | -0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $19,640 | -1.17% | - |
| 2015 | $19,870 | 4.38% | - |
| 2014 | $19,000 | -7.95% | - |
| 2013 | $20,510 | -1.80% | - |
| 2012 | $20,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,820 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 29.2 percent (29.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.