How much do Chief Executives make in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $75,050 and the 90th percentile is $377,320. The difference is $302,270, which is 162.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $124,710 to the 75th at $245,120, covers $120,410.

The mean annual wage is $220,210, which sits above the median of $186,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $192,145, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 97.031, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $186,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $192,145 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks 1st of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $157,500 and employment of 350. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $161,180, against $192,145 here.
• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $125,460 and employment of 130. That median is 32.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $128,947, against $192,145 here.
• Mobile, AL is 109 miles away, with a median of $171,130 and employment of 50. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $194,250, against $192,145 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (300 of 125,050). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.83 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.