SOC 25-2012 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for kindergarten teachers (except special education) in Crestview, Florida is $58,870 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,820: 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 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,261).

$58,870average per year

Median $59,820Take-home ≈ $49,482

  • $51K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#8 of 17Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,180 or more. The middle half of kindergarten teachers (except special education) in Crestview earn between $51,030 and $61,360.

  • $51K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,870$4,906—
Median$59,820$4,985—
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,030$4,252—
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,360$5,113—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $58,870, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $49,482 a year, or $4,124 a month and $1,903 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 kindergarten teachers (except special education)? 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 $58,870 buys what about $60,671 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 8th of 17 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($71,360).

All Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salaries in Florida

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Modesto, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,550).

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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Crestview: questions

What is the entry-level kindergarten teachers (except special education) salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the kindergarten teachers (except special education) take-home pay in Crestview?

About $49,482 a year ($4,124 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,870. Florida has no state income tax.

Do kindergarten teachers (except special education) earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($71,261).

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 25-2012; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • 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 1.70, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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