The annual salary statistics of paralegals and legal assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paralegals and legal 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 | $31,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paralegals and legal 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 $72,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paralegals and legal assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48,160 | 0.33% | 26.23% |
| 2021 | $48,000 | 20.67% | - |
| 2020 | $38,080 | -2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $39,160 | -17.59% | - |
| 2018 | $46,050 | 1.80% | - |
| 2017 | $45,220 | 1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $44,580 | 5.90% | - |
| 2015 | $41,950 | 4.12% | - |
| 2014 | $40,220 | -2.31% | - |
| 2013 | $41,150 | 13.66% | - |
| 2012 | $35,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,160 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for paralegals and legal assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of paralegals and legal assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.