High paying medical jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$322,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$166,400 – $432,03070
2Physicians, All Other$278,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,780 – $593,040220
3Dentists, General$163,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,030 – $286,09090
4Pharmacists$136,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,160 – $161,910170
5Physician Assistants$130,730
Master's degree
$111,500 – $183,000100
6Veterinarians$128,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,050 – $256,030120
7Nurse Practitioners$124,680
Master's degree
$104,000 – $161,470330
8Physical Therapists$100,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,430 – $119,940180
9Speech-Language Pathologists$99,000
Master's degree
$75,000 – $117,940130
10Occupational Therapists$98,500
Master's degree
$65,060 – $116,320140
11Chiropractors$91,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,280 – $156,50050
12Dental Hygienists$88,030
Associate's degree
$74,760 – $98,510170
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$84,270
Associate's degree
$45,450 – $130,45080
14Registered Nurses$81,260
Bachelor's degree
$61,300 – $103,4101,900
15Respiratory Therapists$80,530
Associate's degree
$62,550 – $91,98070
16Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,970
Associate's degree
$64,210 – $94,74050
17Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$76,500
Associate's degree
$64,730 – $97,31040
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,940
Bachelor's degree
$54,010 – $94,28040
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,880
Associate's degree
$47,360 – $82,600190
20Surgical Technologists$61,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,810 – $76,39090
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,400 – $68,150490
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,990
Bachelor's degree
$34,380 – $91,890230
23Paramedics$58,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,420 – $62,02070
24Opticians, Dispensing$57,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,780 – $77,12070
25Medical Records Specialists$48,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,900 – $76,400120
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,070
Associate's degree
$39,040 – $57,370320
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,000 – $62,750100
28Pharmacy Technicians$44,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $50,940320
29Emergency Medical Technicians$42,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,810 – $47,650150
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,300 – $54,94060
31Psychiatric Technicians$39,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,240 – $49,700170

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCrestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$322,030	$166,400 – $432,030	70
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$278,460	$48,780 – $593,040	220
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,700	$97,030 – $286,090	90
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,070	$47,160 – $161,910	170
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,730	$111,500 – $183,000	100
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,990	$59,050 – $256,030	120
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,680	$104,000 – $161,470	330
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,040	$79,430 – $119,940	180
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,000	$75,000 – $117,940	130
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,500	$65,060 – $116,320	140
11	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,840	$52,280 – $156,500	50
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,030	$74,760 – $98,510	170
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,270	$45,450 – $130,450	80
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,260	$61,300 – $103,410	1,900
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,530	$62,550 – $91,980	70
16	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,970	$64,210 – $94,740	50
17	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$76,500	$64,730 – $97,310	40
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$75,940	$54,010 – $94,280	40
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,880	$47,360 – $82,600	190
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,830	$44,810 – $76,390	90
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,060	$48,400 – $68,150	490
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,990	$34,380 – $91,890	230
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,600	$37,420 – $62,020	70
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,780	$37,780 – $77,120	70
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,380	$37,900 – $76,400	120
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,070	$39,040 – $57,370	320
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,200	$36,000 – $62,750	100
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,270	$36,230 – $50,940	320
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,500	$36,810 – $47,650	150
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,890	$36,300 – $54,940	60
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,590	$35,240 – $49,700	170

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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