SOC 19-2031 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Chemists Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for chemists in Crestview, Florida is $123,880 a year ($59.56 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $105,770: half of the 30 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($101,816).

$123,880average per year

$59.56 / hourMedian $105,770Take-home ≈ $95,938

  • $81K10th
  • $106K25th
  • $106KMedian
  • $162K75th
  • $186K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
+22%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 12Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Chemists pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $185,960 or more. The middle half of chemists in Crestview earn between $105,770 and $161,640.

  • $81K10th
  • $106K25th
  • $106KMedian
  • $162K75th
  • $186K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$123,880$10,323$59.56
Median$105,770$8,814$50.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$105,770$8,814$50.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$161,640$13,470$77.71

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemists salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $123,880, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $95,938 a year, or $7,995 a month and $3,690 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Crestview a good place for chemists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $123,880 buys what about $127,671 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 1st of 12 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Chemists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for chemists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).

Chemists salary by city

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Chemists salary in Crestview: questions

How much do chemists make an hour in Crestview?

$59.56 an hour on average, and $50.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level chemists salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $105,770, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the chemists take-home pay in Crestview?

About $95,938 a year ($7,995 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $123,880. Florida has no state income tax.

Do chemists earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($101,816).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-2031; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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