How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $74,010 and the 90th percentile is $205,100. The difference is $131,090, which is 106.2% 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 $80,610 to the 75th at $198,200, covers $117,590.

The mean annual wage is $136,050, which sits above the median of $123,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL median is 26.2% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $127,166, which is 24% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10% higher than the Florida median of $112,220.

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 $123,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $127,166 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks 2nd of 6 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 $82,770 and employment of 90. That median is 32.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,704, against $127,166 here.
• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $81,970 and employment of 30. That median is 33.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,248, against $127,166 here.
• Mobile, AL is 109 miles away, with a median of $119,430 and employment of 30. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,565, against $127,166 here.