The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of registered nurses 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 | $53,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $87,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses 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 $87,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $74,650 | 16.42% | 29.31% |
| 2021 | $62,390 | 4.79% | - |
| 2020 | $59,400 | 1.72% | - |
| 2019 | $58,380 | 3.82% | - |
| 2018 | $56,150 | 3.94% | - |
| 2017 | $53,940 | -3.86% | - |
| 2016 | $56,020 | -2.66% | - |
| 2015 | $57,510 | 0.00% | - |
| 2014 | $57,510 | 5.27% | - |
| 2013 | $54,480 | 3.14% | - |
| 2012 | $52,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,650 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for registered nurses in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of registered nurses in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower than that in the highest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.