SOC 27-3031 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Public Relations Specialists Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for public relations specialists in Crestview, Florida is $67,600 a year ($32.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,750: half of the 190 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($85,506).

$67,600average per year

$32.50 / hourMedian $62,750Take-home ≈ $56,387

  • $34K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-21%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 20Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Public Relations Specialists pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $104,930 or more. The middle half of public relations specialists in Crestview earn between $47,780 and $79,700.

  • $34K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $63KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $105K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$67,600$5,633$32.50
Median$62,750$5,229$30.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,780$3,982$22.97
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,700$6,642$38.32

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

Public Relations Specialists salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $67,600, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $56,387 a year, or $4,699 a month and $2,169 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 public relations specialists? 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 $67,600 buys what about $69,668 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 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Public Relations Specialists salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 9th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($76,350).

All Public Relations Specialists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for public relations specialists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($126,870).

Public Relations Specialists salary by city

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Public Relations Specialists salary in Crestview: questions

How much do public relations specialists make an hour in Crestview?

$32.50 an hour on average, and $30.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level public relations specialists salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the public relations specialists take-home pay in Crestview?

About $56,387 a year ($4,699 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $67,600. Florida has no state income tax.

Do public relations specialists earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($85,506).

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 27-3031; 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 0.82, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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