SOC 15-1252 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Software Developers Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for software developers in Crestview, Florida is $130,640 a year ($62.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $130,640: half of the 1,380 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($148,100).

$130,640average per year

$62.81 / hourMedian $130,640Take-home ≈ $100,558

  • $80K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $131KMedian
  • $163K75th
  • $176K90th

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

1,380people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#11 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Software Developers pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $175,840 or more. The middle half of software developers in Crestview earn between $100,510 and $162,540.

  • $80K10th
  • $101K25th
  • $131KMedian
  • $163K75th
  • $176K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$130,640$10,887$62.81
Median$130,640$10,887$62.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$100,510$8,376$48.32
Experienced (75th percentile)$162,540$13,545$78.14

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

Software Developers pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Software developers in Crestview earn 5% less than the Florida average ($137,010) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($148,100). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $135,980.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$130,640$130,640$79,680$175,8401,380
Florida$137,010$130,980$80,050$204,40087,890
United States$148,100$135,980$82,460$214,6701,687,890

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

Software Developers salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $130,640, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $100,558 a year, or $8,380 a month and $3,868 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 software developers? 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 $130,640 buys what about $134,637 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 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Software Developers salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 11th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($144,730).

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Highest-paying cities for software developers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($221,710).

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Software Developers salary in Crestview: questions

How much do software developers make an hour in Crestview?

$62.81 an hour on average, and $62.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level software developers salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $100,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the software developers take-home pay in Crestview?

About $100,558 a year ($8,380 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $130,640. Florida has no state income tax.

Do software developers earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($148,100).

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 15-1252; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 1.01, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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