The annual salary statistics of security guards in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of security guards 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 | $24,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for security guards 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 $60,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,910.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of security guards from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,030 | 4.75% | 25.10% |
| 2021 | $30,510 | -0.03% | - |
| 2020 | $30,520 | 1.97% | - |
| 2019 | $29,920 | 1.87% | - |
| 2018 | $29,360 | 14.44% | - |
| 2017 | $25,120 | 5.21% | - |
| 2016 | $23,810 | 4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $22,830 | 9.64% | - |
| 2014 | $20,630 | -9.36% | - |
| 2013 | $22,560 | -6.34% | - |
| 2012 | $23,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,030, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is the second highest paying city for security guards in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $33,820). Compared with Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of security guards in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.