The annual salary statistics of lodging managers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of lodging managers 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 | $33,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lodging managers 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 $69,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lodging managers from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $44,000 | 1.30% | -6.20% |
| 2018 | $43,430 | -5.20% | - |
| 2017 | $45,690 | -2.28% | - |
| 2016 | $46,730 | -19.97% | - |
| 2015 | $56,060 | 16.64% | - |
| 2012 | $46,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,000 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for lodging managers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of lodging managers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 35.4 percent (35.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 56.4 percent (56.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Florida nonmetropolitan area.