SOC 53-3031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is $35,060. The 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $51,240. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$35,060

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$27,970
Median
$35,060
75th percentile
$40,080
90th percentile
$51,240
Mean
$35,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Driver/Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $51,240. The difference is $24,200, which is 69.0% 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 $27,970 to the 75th at $40,080, covers $12,110.

The mean annual wage is $35,920, which sits above the median of $35,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $38,770 for Driver/Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,133, which is 6.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% lower than the Florida median of $36,260.

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 $35,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Driver/Sales Workers at $36,133 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Driver/Sales Workers. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks 9th of 15 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 $29,110 and employment of 570. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,790, against $36,133 here.
  • Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $33,430 and employment of 240. That median is 4.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,359, against $36,133 here.
  • Dothan, AL is 69 miles away, with a median of $40,940 and employment of 160. That median is 16.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,835, against $36,133 here.

Employment share

Driver/Sales Workers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (270 of 125,050). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (409,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.82 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · Driver/Sales Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is $35,060. The 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $51,240. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Driver/Sales Workers?

The local median is 9.6% lower than the national median of $38,770.

What is Driver/Sales Workers pay in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 97.031, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,060 is $36,133. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL compare with nearby metros for Driver/Sales Workers?

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 48 miles away, at $29,110. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks 9th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.