The annual salary statistics of medical assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical assistants 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 | $30,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical assistants 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 $44,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,730 | -2.21% | 28.91% |
| 2021 | $36,520 | 8.76% | - |
| 2020 | $33,320 | -2.91% | - |
| 2019 | $34,290 | -1.08% | - |
| 2018 | $34,660 | 6.81% | - |
| 2017 | $32,300 | 6.50% | - |
| 2016 | $30,200 | 6.19% | - |
| 2015 | $28,330 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $28,080 | 6.80% | - |
| 2013 | $26,170 | 2.94% | - |
| 2012 | $25,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,730 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for medical assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of medical assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.