The annual salary statistics of waiters and waitresses in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of waiters and waitresses 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 | $21,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for waiters and waitresses 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 $58,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of waiters and waitresses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $28,460 | 19.71% | 36.68% |
| 2021 | $22,850 | 9.98% | - |
| 2020 | $20,570 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $20,080 | 2.84% | - |
| 2018 | $19,510 | -1.13% | - |
| 2017 | $19,730 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $19,320 | 1.14% | - |
| 2015 | $19,100 | 3.77% | - |
| 2014 | $18,380 | 1.03% | - |
| 2013 | $18,190 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $18,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,460 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for waiters and waitresses in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of waiters and waitresses in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.