The annual salary statistics of tax preparers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of tax preparers 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 | $21,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for tax preparers 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 $74,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of tax preparers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46,230 | -11.03% | 59.51% |
| 2020 | $51,330 | 8.32% | - |
| 2019 | $47,060 | -20.12% | - |
| 2018 | $56,530 | 48.28% | - |
| 2017 | $29,240 | 35.98% | - |
| 2015 | $18,720 | -3.31% | - |
| 2013 | $19,340 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $18,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,230, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is the second highest paying city for tax preparers in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Ocala (median annual salary of $47,150). Compared with Ocala, the median annual salary of tax preparers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.