Highest paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

The best paying occupations in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, ranked by median annual wage. Metro wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure that too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Cost of living: prices here run 3.0% below the national average (2024).

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

#	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	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$215,990	$212,240 – $286,000	—
4	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$186,440	$75,050 – $377,320	300
5	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,840	$121,630 – $229,300	160
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,700	$97,030 – $286,090	90
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,140	$93,060 – $248,850	230
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$155,080	$75,800 – $264,620	150
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,810	$77,560 – $253,770	490
10	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,970	$80,250 – $190,670	40
11	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,070	$47,160 – $161,910	170
12	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$132,650	$82,020 – $175,410	830
13	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,730	$111,500 – $183,000	100
14	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,640	$79,680 – $175,840	1,380
15	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,500	$75,330 – $221,530	90
16	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,990	$59,050 – $256,030	120
17	Aerospace EngineersBachelor's degree	$128,440	$80,930 – $176,410	190
18	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$128,060	$77,260 – $190,420	120
19	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$127,490	$91,630 – $164,480	110
20	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$126,270	$55,010 – $212,270	110
21	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,570	$62,330 – $243,600	400
22	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,680	$104,000 – $161,470	330
23	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,520	$70,860 – $233,130	—
24	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$124,040	$76,510 – $159,290	210
25	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$123,560	$76,670 – $166,700	160
26	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,390	$74,010 – $205,100	—
27	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$116,500	$73,920 – $163,140	420
28	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$115,920	$49,940 – $150,010	240
29	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$115,920	$64,000 – $141,130	60
30	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$115,110	$99,570 – $148,970	30
31	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$108,420	$57,680 – $166,790	400
32	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$107,620	$69,050 – $162,550	40
33	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,200	$62,180 – $191,300	80
34	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,970	$63,870 – $171,320	370
35	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$106,880	$71,070 – $219,420	420
36	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$106,560	$70,330 – $162,520	250
37	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,880	$63,860 – $145,200	910
38	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$105,770	$81,390 – $185,960	30
39	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$105,570	$62,950 – $155,530	70
40	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,830	$67,630 – $162,960	30
41	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$103,130	$61,430 – $136,990	570
42	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$102,890	$49,850 – $203,230	170
43	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,120	$53,040 – $164,920	480
44	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$101,820	$65,070 – $169,640	590
45	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,670	$64,960 – $158,400	290
46	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$101,220	$65,430 – $135,520	550
47	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$100,650	$60,530 – $160,920	60
48	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$100,420	$59,890 – $129,670	380
49	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$100,420	$57,990 – $160,900	90
50	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,180	$61,910 – $158,870	860

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