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SOC 41-2021 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Counter and Rental Clerks — Crestview

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · 10 metro areas compared

$38,960 /year
$18.73per hour
520jobs in area
−5.7%vs US median

The median wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Crestview, FL is $38,960 per year, close to the national median of $41,300 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $41,30010TH$29,200MEDIAN$38,96075TH$47,26090TH$62,620

How pay has moved

$42,023$23,6482019202020212022202320242025$38,960
$26,710 in 2019 to $38,960 in 2025, +45.9% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow about as fast as average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+3.2%
Openings per year
45,900
Typical entry-level education
No formal educational credential
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Crestview, FL is $38,960 per year, close to the national median of $41,300 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $29,200 at the tenth percentile to more than $62,620 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $32,140 to $47,260.

Employment stands at 520, or 4.2 jobs per thousand held locally. Naples leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $40,330. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 275th of 330 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$29,200−29.3%
25th$32,140−22.2%
Median (50th)$38,960−5.7%
75th$47,260+14.4%
90th$62,620+51.6%
Mean$43,950+6.4%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Florida

Median annual wage for Counter and Rental Clerks, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Naples$40,330510
2North Port$39,6301,070
3Cape Coral$38,9001,100
4Palm Bay$38,640590
5Pensacola$38,380740
6Orlando$38,1703,930
7Tampa$38,0803,780
8Sebastian$38,060150
9Jacksonville$37,6502,060
10Punta Gorda$37,650180

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Crestview run 3.0% below the national average, so the median of $38,960 goes as far as $40,165 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 2.7% below the national median in real terms.

Published median

$38,960as reported by BLS

Local price level

97.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$40,165US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $38,960 a year, 5.7% below the national median.
  • Published pay spans $29,200 to $62,620 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 520 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Naples, at $40,330.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Counter and Rental Clerks in Crestview, FL?

The median annual wage is $38,960, or $18.73 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $41,300, so pay in Crestview, FL is 5.7% lower. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Crestview, FL earns more than $62,620 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $29,200 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Naples, at $40,330 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 520 jobs in this occupation in Crestview, FL. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.