Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $215,520. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $199,180.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$215,520	$177,460	50
2	General Pediatricians	$199,180	$110,880	40
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,160	$103,290	160
4	Commercial Pilots	$149,300	$67,050	190
5	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$145,230	$85,360	60
6	Marketing Managers	$137,650	$72,100	140
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,040	$95,070	230
8	Pharmacists	$129,610	$63,530	200
9	Chief Executives	$128,440	$30,160	270
10	Engineers, All Other	$122,680	$79,350	820
11	Financial Managers	$120,690	$63,870	340
12	General Dentists	$117,160	$46,410	70
13	Purchasing Managers	$115,230	$63,560	40
14	All Other Managers	$113,240	$56,160	320
15	Industrial Production Managers	$110,550	$65,160	70
16	Sales Managers	$110,180	$49,670	340
17	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$110,090	$79,820	250
18	Computer Network Architects	$109,590	$78,810	120
19	Human Resources Managers	$107,660	$76,490	60
20	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$107,560	$66,480	400
21	Computer Systems Analysts	$107,280	$64,640	780
22	Software Developers	$106,740	$65,600	1,020
23	Nurse Practitioners	$106,440	$77,430	190
24	Other Education Administrators	$105,980	$49,290	40
25	Physician Assistants	$105,190	$81,860	140
26	Operations Research Analysts	$104,900	$59,640	230
27	Veterinarians	$101,850	$50,230	110
28	Information Security Analysts	$100,810	$76,130	190
29	Lawyers	$99,130	$55,270	370
30	Web Developers	$99,020	$39,390	80
31	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$98,930	$48,460	180
32	Civil Engineers	$98,830	$55,220	270
33	Industrial Engineers	$98,810	$64,160	190
34	Database Administrators	$98,740	$59,360	60
35	Electrical Engineers	$98,670	$62,430	190
36	Data Scientists	$98,220	$56,710	60
37	Physical Therapists	$97,830	$60,050	180
38	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,650	$61,380	190
39	Aerospace Engineers	$97,510	$66,580	260
40	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$96,810	$59,520	390
41	Computer Programmers	$96,670	$47,410	100
42	Occupational Therapists	$95,350	$72,820	80
43	Management Analysts	$95,330	$42,580	870
44	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,220	$55,680	280
45	Construction Managers	$94,520	$58,040	290
46	Computer Hardware Engineers	$94,370	$63,670	90
47	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,470	$47,030	70
48	Air Traffic Controllers	$91,750	$53,480	70
49	Speech-Language Pathologists	$90,000	$60,250	50
50	Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,940	$66,210	510
51	Other Financial Specialists	$87,300	$37,290	230
52	Logisticians	$86,070	$54,720	330
53	Mechanical Engineers	$85,590	$60,930	250
54	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$84,640	$52,440	80
55	Other Business Operations Specialists	$83,330	$47,420	1,820
56	Project Management Specialists	$82,680	$50,450	690
57	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$81,270	$40,240	590
58	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$79,650	$50,960	120
59	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$79,440	$60,200	140
60	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,350	$40,420	90
61	Chiropractors	$78,350	$40,140	40
62	Urban and Regional Planners	$78,240	$50,610	60
63	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,000	$45,810	240
64	Administrative Services Managers	$78,000	$31,530	110
65	Financial Analysts	$77,810	$58,860	90
66	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$77,670	$71,420	110
67	Budget Analysts	$77,230	$54,720	180
68	Dental Hygienists	$77,040	$56,770	160
69	General and Operations Managers	$76,600	$37,590	2,260
70	Facilities Managers	$76,130	$38,210	70
71	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$75,770	$60,370	190
72	Technical Writers	$75,660	$55,270	180
73	Instructional Coordinators	$75,220	$45,790	100
74	Other Engineering Technicians	$75,030	$47,760	100
75	Registered Nurses	$74,650	$53,230	1,800
76	Avionics Technicians	$70,990	$48,250	40
77	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$70,990	$65,020	110
78	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$69,120	$53,690	60
79	Accountants and Auditors	$69,050	$40,830	960
80	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$67,910	$42,520	110
81	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$67,790	$43,470	50
82	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$66,660	$60,260	390
83	Public Relations Specialists	$66,280	$36,100	170
84	Environmental Scientists and Health Specialists	$66,210	$37,440	70
85	Other Teachers and Instructors	$66,210	$29,730	160
86	Credit Analysts	$66,080	$45,660	40
87	Computer Network Support Specialists	$65,940	$43,870	120
88	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$65,910	$52,920	40
89	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$65,870	$44,940	150
90	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$65,670	$38,490	50
91	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$65,530	$34,980	40
92	Compliance Officers	$64,490	$37,580	290
93	Training and Development Specialists	$64,480	$32,190	270
94	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$64,460	$37,640	40
95	Social and Community Service Managers	$64,380	$44,200	80
96	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$64,220	$36,910	260
97	Food Service Managers	$64,150	$37,900	360
98	Brokerage Clerks	$63,880	$44,170	120
99	Physical Therapist Assistants	$63,750	$30,060	110
100	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,360	$37,290	140

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$163,650
2	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$157,960
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,880
4	Pharmacists	$128,680
5	Chief Executives	$128,440
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,500
7	Marketing Managers	$127,010
8	Commercial Pilots	$126,780
9	Purchasing Managers	$123,390
10	Physician Assistants	$121,010

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$192,180
2	General Pediatricians	$179,740
3	Commercial Pilots	$150,520
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,140
5	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$136,920
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,350
7	Pharmacists	$125,290
8	Chief Executives	$123,030
9	Purchasing Managers	$114,990
10	Engineers, All Other	$114,170

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$199,200
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$196,060
3	General Dentists	$182,970
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,980
5	Pharmacists	$129,560
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$129,210
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,170
8	Sales Managers	$111,290
9	Engineers, All Other	$110,530
10	Nurse Practitioners	$108,020

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