The annual salary statistics of lawyers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lawyers 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 | $55,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $201,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lawyers 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 $201,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lawyers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $99,130 | 17.95% | 13.67% |
| 2021 | $81,340 | 13.08% | - |
| 2020 | $70,700 | 5.26% | - |
| 2019 | $66,980 | 7.78% | - |
| 2018 | $61,770 | -48.19% | - |
| 2017 | $91,540 | 14.30% | - |
| 2016 | $78,450 | -17.78% | - |
| 2015 | $92,400 | 13.37% | - |
| 2014 | $80,050 | -8.59% | - |
| 2013 | $86,930 | 1.55% | - |
| 2012 | $85,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,130 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for lawyers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of lawyers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford and 38.6 percent (38.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.