The annual salary statistics of legislators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $18,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators 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 $121,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $45,730 | 1.42% | 7.94% |
| 2018 | $45,080 | -24.73% | - |
| 2017 | $56,230 | 25.13% | - |
| 2016 | $42,100 | 7.36% | - |
| 2015 | $39,000 | -7.95% | - |
| 2012 | $42,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,730 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Port St Lucie and 56.3 percent (56.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach.