SOC 49-2098 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for security and fire alarm systems installers in Crestview, Florida is $54,000 a year ($25.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,170: half of the 90 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,674).

$54,000average per year

$25.96 / hourMedian $50,170Take-home ≈ $45,569

  • $36K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-12%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 16Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,400 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,280 or more. The middle half of security and fire alarm systems installers in Crestview earn between $47,540 and $60,730.

  • $36K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $73K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,000$4,500$25.96
Median$50,170$4,181$24.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,540$3,962$22.86
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,730$5,061$29.20

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

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $54,000, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $45,569 a year, or $3,797 a month and $1,753 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 security and fire alarm systems installers? 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 $54,000 buys what about $55,652 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 8.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 14th of 16 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($60,990).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($86,380).

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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Crestview: questions

How much do security and fire alarm systems installers make an hour in Crestview?

$25.96 an hour on average, and $24.12 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level security and fire alarm systems installers salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,400 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the security and fire alarm systems installers take-home pay in Crestview?

About $45,569 a year ($3,797 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,000. Florida has no state income tax.

Do security and fire alarm systems installers earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($61,674).

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 49-2098; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.7%.
  • 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 1.33, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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