The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $23,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $37,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,210.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,270 | 17.72% | 30.81% |
| 2021 | $23,260 | 4.47% | - |
| 2020 | $22,220 | 6.93% | - |
| 2019 | $20,680 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $20,160 | 1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $19,800 | -1.41% | - |
| 2016 | $20,080 | 0.35% | - |
| 2015 | $20,010 | -7.30% | - |
| 2014 | $21,470 | 1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $21,250 | 7.95% | - |
| 2012 | $19,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,270 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.