SOC 17-2011 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Aerospace Engineers Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for aerospace engineers in Crestview, Florida is $126,730 a year ($60.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $128,440: half of the 190 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($142,060).

$126,730average per year

$60.93 / hourMedian $128,440Take-home ≈ $97,886

  • $81K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $148K75th
  • $176K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

190people in this job
-11%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aerospace Engineers pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $176,410 or more. The middle half of aerospace engineers in Crestview earn between $99,530 and $148,300.

  • $81K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $128KMedian
  • $148K75th
  • $176K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$126,730$10,561$60.93
Median$128,440$10,703$61.75
Entry level (25th percentile)$99,530$8,294$47.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$148,300$12,358$71.30

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Aerospace Engineers pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Aerospace engineers in Crestview earn 3% less than the Florida average ($131,070) and 11% less than the U.S. average ($142,060). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $134,960.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$126,730$128,440$80,930$176,410190
Florida$131,070$129,280$84,210$177,0703,250
United States$142,060$134,960$86,700$205,89067,710

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Aerospace Engineers salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $126,730, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $97,886 a year, or $8,157 a month and $3,765 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Crestview a good place for aerospace engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Crestview area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $126,730 buys what about $130,608 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aerospace Engineers salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 3rd of 7 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($135,650).

All Aerospace Engineers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for aerospace engineers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($183,920).

Aerospace Engineers salary by city

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Aerospace Engineers salary in Crestview: questions

How much do aerospace engineers make an hour in Crestview?

$60.93 an hour on average, and $61.75 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level aerospace engineers salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $80,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $99,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the aerospace engineers take-home pay in Crestview?

About $97,886 a year ($8,157 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $126,730. Florida has no state income tax.

Do aerospace engineers earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% less than the U.S. average for this job ($142,060).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-2011; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.57, this job is 3.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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