SOC 29-2042 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for emergency medical technicians in Crestview, Florida is $46,980 a year ($22.59 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,500: half of the 150 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,145).

$46,980average per year

$22.59 / hourMedian $42,500Take-home ≈ $39,928

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 18Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Emergency Medical Technicians pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,650 or more. The middle half of emergency medical technicians in Crestview earn between $36,810 and $46,620.

  • $37K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,980$3,915$22.59
Median$42,500$3,542$20.43
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,810$3,068$17.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,620$3,885$22.41

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

Emergency Medical Technicians salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $46,980, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $39,928 a year, or $3,327 a month and $1,536 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 emergency medical technicians? 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 $46,980 buys what about $48,418 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 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 4th of 18 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($54,210).

All Emergency Medical Technicians salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for emergency medical technicians

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($72,700).

Emergency Medical Technicians salary by city

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Emergency Medical Technicians salary in Crestview: questions

How much do emergency medical technicians make an hour in Crestview?

$22.59 an hour on average, and $20.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level emergency medical technicians salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the emergency medical technicians take-home pay in Crestview?

About $39,928 a year ($3,327 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,980. Florida has no state income tax.

Do emergency medical technicians earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,145).

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 29-2042; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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