SOC 43-5032 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) in Crestview, Florida is $48,520 a year ($23.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,930: half of the 140 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

$48,520average per year

$23.33 / hourMedian $44,930Take-home ≈ $41,166

  • $34K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

140people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#12 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,440 or more. The middle half of dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) in Crestview earn between $39,130 and $54,900.

  • $34K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,520$4,043$23.33
Median$44,930$3,744$21.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,130$3,261$18.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,900$4,575$26.39

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

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) in Crestview earn about the same as the Florida average ($49,620) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($54,740). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $50,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$48,520$44,930$34,490$64,440140
Florida$49,620$45,880$35,350$69,49012,550
United States$54,740$50,340$36,030$78,140202,810

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $48,520, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $41,166 a year, or $3,430 a month and $1,583 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance)? 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 $48,520 buys what about $50,005 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 12th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Wildwood pays the most ($52,830).

All Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance)

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($68,700).

Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary by city

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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance salary in Crestview: questions

How much do dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) make an hour in Crestview?

$23.33 an hour on average, and $21.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,130, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) take-home pay in Crestview?

About $41,166 a year ($3,430 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,520. Florida has no state income tax.

Do dispatchers (except police, fire, and ambulance) earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,740).

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 43-5032; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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