SOC 49-9041 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Industrial Machinery Mechanics Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Crestview, Florida is $71,030 a year ($34.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $71,960: half of the 120 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 ($69,122).

$71,030average per year

$34.15 / hourMedian $71,960Take-home ≈ $58,800

  • $46K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

120people in this job
+3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,900 or more. The middle half of industrial machinery mechanics in Crestview earn between $61,050 and $79,850.

  • $46K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $72KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $88K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,030$5,919$34.15
Median$71,960$5,997$34.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,050$5,088$29.35
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,850$6,654$38.39

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

Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $71,030, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $58,800 a year, or $4,900 a month and $2,262 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 industrial machinery mechanics? 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 $71,030 buys what about $73,203 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 1st of 22 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Industrial Machinery Mechanics salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for industrial machinery mechanics

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($92,050).

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics salary in Crestview: questions

How much do industrial machinery mechanics make an hour in Crestview?

$34.15 an hour on average, and $34.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level industrial machinery mechanics salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,050, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the industrial machinery mechanics take-home pay in Crestview?

About $58,800 a year ($4,900 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,030. Florida has no state income tax.

Do industrial machinery mechanics earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($69,122).

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 49-9041; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 0.35, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.35).

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