SOC 29-1141 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro

Registered Nurses Salary in Crestview, FL

The average salary for registered nurses in Crestview, Florida is $83,970 a year ($40.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,260: half of the 1,900 people in this job in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($101,420).

$83,970average per year

$40.37 / hourMedian $81,260Take-home ≈ $67,903

  • $61K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $103K90th

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

1,900people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#14 of 22Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Registered Nurses pay range in Crestview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,410 or more. The middle half of registered nurses in Crestview earn between $75,840 and $96,680.

  • $61K10th
  • $76K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $103K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,970$6,998$40.37
Median$81,260$6,772$39.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$75,840$6,320$36.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$96,680$8,057$46.48

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

Registered Nurses pay in Crestview vs. Florida and the U.S.

Registered nurses in Crestview earn 7% less than the Florida average ($90,650) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($101,420). At the median the gap is -17% against the U.S. median of $97,550.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Crestview$83,970$81,260$61,300$103,4101,900
Florida$90,650$84,190$67,970$120,330229,940
United States$101,420$97,550$68,940$137,4703,379,720

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

Registered Nurses salary after taxes in Crestview

On the average salary of $83,970, a single filer in Crestview takes home about $67,903 a year, or $5,659 a month and $2,612 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 registered nurses? 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 $83,970 buys what about $86,539 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Crestview ($47,510). A typical home costs $441,042, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Registered Nurses salary in other Florida cities

Crestview ranks 14th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($96,750).

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Highest-paying cities for registered nurses

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($194,950).

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Registered Nurses salary in Crestview: questions

How much do registered nurses make an hour in Crestview?

$40.37 an hour on average, and $39.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level registered nurses salary in Crestview?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,300 a year and the 25th percentile is $75,840, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the registered nurses take-home pay in Crestview?

About $67,903 a year ($5,659 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,970. Florida has no state income tax.

Do registered nurses earn more in Crestview than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($101,420).

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 29-1141; area Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (18880). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 0.70, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.70).

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