SOC 29-1127 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Speech-Language Pathologists Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for speech-language pathologists in Crestview, Florida is $95,260 a year ($45.80 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $99,000: half of the 130 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($99,493).

$95,260average per year

$45.80 / hourMedian $99,000Take-home ≈ $75,845

  • $75K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $118K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

130people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 21Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Speech-Language Pathologists pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $117,940 or more. The middle half of speech-language pathologists in Crestview earn between $78,330 and $101,590.

  • $75K10th
  • $78K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $102K75th
  • $118K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$95,260$7,938$45.80
Median$99,000$8,250$47.60
Entry level (25th percentile)$78,330$6,528$37.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,590$8,466$48.84

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

Speech-Language Pathologists salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $95,260, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $75,845 a year, or $6,320 a month and $2,917 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 speech-language pathologists? 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 $95,260 buys what about $98,175 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 14th of 21 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($109,560).

All Speech-Language Pathologists salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for speech-language pathologists

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($139,700).

Speech-Language Pathologists salary by city

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Speech-Language Pathologists salary in Crestview: questions

How much do speech-language pathologists make an hour in Crestview?

$45.80 an hour on average, and $47.60 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level speech-language pathologists salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $75,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $78,330, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the speech-language pathologists take-home pay in Crestview?

About $75,845 a year ($6,320 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $95,260. Florida has no state income tax.

Do speech-language pathologists earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($99,493).

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 29-1127; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 0.90, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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