The annual salary statistics of personal care aides in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of personal care aides 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 | $17,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $23,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $28,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal care aides 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 $28,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal care aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $21,330 | -4.59% | 14.06% |
| 2017 | $22,310 | 14.75% | - |
| 2016 | $19,020 | 0.05% | - |
| 2015 | $19,010 | 2.63% | - |
| 2014 | $18,510 | -0.16% | - |
| 2013 | $18,540 | 1.13% | - |
| 2012 | $18,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,330 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for personal care aides in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of personal care aides in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 9.6 percent (9.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.