SOC 35-3011 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Bartenders Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for bartenders in Crestview, Florida is $42,000 a year ($20.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,570: half of the 1,100 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,790).

$42,000average per year

$20.19 / hourMedian $35,570Take-home ≈ $35,927

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $65K90th

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

1,100people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#6 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Bartenders pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,450 or more. The middle half of bartenders in Crestview earn between $29,070 and $47,270.

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $65K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,000$3,500$20.19
Median$35,570$2,964$17.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,070$2,422$13.98
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,270$3,939$22.73

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

Bartenders pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Bartenders in Crestview earn about the same as the Florida average ($42,280) and about the same as the U.S. average ($40,790). At the median the gap is +4% against the U.S. median of $34,340.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$42,000$35,570$27,040$65,4501,100
Florida$42,280$35,150$27,430$66,40055,170
United States$40,790$34,340$20,110$73,770756,390

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

Bartenders salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $42,000, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $35,927 a year, or $2,994 a month and $1,382 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 bartenders? 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 $42,000 buys what about $43,285 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 10.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Bartenders salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 6th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($45,580).

All Bartenders salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for bartenders

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,360).

Bartenders salary by city

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Bartenders salary in Crestview: questions

How much do bartenders make an hour in Crestview?

$20.19 an hour on average, and $17.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level bartenders salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,070, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the bartenders take-home pay in Crestview?

About $35,927 a year ($2,994 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,000. Florida has no state income tax.

Do bartenders earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,790).

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 35-3011; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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 1.80, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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