SOC 11-1011 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Chief Executives Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for chief executives in Crestview, Florida is $220,210 a year ($105.87 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $186,440: half of the 300 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% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($281,693).

$220,210average per year

$105.87 / hourMedian $186,440Take-home ≈ $163,625

  • $75K10th
  • $125K25th
  • $186KMedian
  • $245K75th
  • $377K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

300people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 16Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Chief Executives pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $377,320 or more. The middle half of chief executives in Crestview earn between $124,710 and $245,120.

  • $75K10th
  • $125K25th
  • $186KMedian
  • $245K75th
  • $377K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$220,210$18,351$105.87
Median$186,440$15,537$89.63
Entry level (25th percentile)$124,710$10,392$59.96
Experienced (75th percentile)$245,120$20,427$117.85

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

Chief Executives salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $220,210, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $163,625 a year, or $13,635 a month and $6,293 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 chief executives? 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 $220,210 buys what about $226,948 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chief Executives salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 7th of 16 Florida metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($277,830).

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Highest-paying cities for chief executives

Medford, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($503,650).

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Chief Executives salary in Crestview: questions

How much do chief executives make an hour in Crestview?

$105.87 an hour on average, and $89.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level chief executives salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $124,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the chief executives take-home pay in Crestview?

About $163,625 a year ($13,635 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $220,210. Florida has no state income tax.

Do chief executives earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($281,693).

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 11-1011; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.3%.
  • 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 1.82, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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