The annual salary statistics of physician assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of physician 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 | $81,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $166,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for physician 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 $166,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of physician assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $105,190 | -15.04% | 11.04% |
| 2021 | $121,010 | 27.16% | - |
| 2020 | $88,140 | 1.55% | - |
| 2019 | $86,770 | 0.14% | - |
| 2018 | $86,650 | -3.79% | - |
| 2017 | $89,930 | -4.06% | - |
| 2016 | $93,580 | 9.07% | - |
| 2015 | $85,090 | -1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $85,980 | -8.84% | - |
| 2012 | $93,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,190 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for physician assistants in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of physician assistants in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 24.6 percent (24.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Homosassa Springs and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.