SOC 41-4012 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products — Crestview
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · 10 metro areas compared
The median wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Crestview, FL is $60,020 per year, 16.7% below the national median of $72,080.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow more slowly than average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +0.3%
- Openings per year
- 114,800
- Typical entry-level education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-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 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Crestview, FL is $60,020 per year, 16.7% below the national median of $72,080. Pay ranges from under $34,760 at the tenth percentile to more than $119,610 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $41,600 to $81,350.
Employment stands at 630, or 5.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Naples leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $64,330. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 143rd of 330 by median pay.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $34,760 | −51.8% |
| 25th | $41,600 | −42.3% |
| Median (50th) | $60,020 | −16.7% |
| 75th | $81,350 | +12.9% |
| 90th | $119,610 | +65.9% |
| Mean | $69,200 | −4.0% |
Other metro areas in Florida
| # | Metro area | Median | Jobs | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naples | $64,330 | 1,110 | |
| 2 | Palm Bay | $63,260 | 1,540 | |
| 3 | North Port | $63,240 | 3,410 | |
| 4 | Lakeland | $62,960 | 2,510 | |
| 5 | Panama City | $62,460 | 590 | |
| 6 | Miami | $62,400 | 30,740 | |
| 7 | Pensacola | $62,050 | 1,490 | |
| 8 | Tampa | $62,000 | 13,460 | |
| 9 | Orlando | $61,410 | 10,740 | |
| 10 | Port St. Lucie | $61,380 | 1,470 |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Crestview run 3.0% below the national average, so the median of $60,020 goes as far as $61,876 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 14.2% below the national median in real terms.
Published median
$60,020as reported by BLSLocal price level
97.0US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$61,876US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $60,020 a year, 16.7% below the national median.
- Published pay spans $34,760 to $119,610 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 630 jobs in this occupation.
- The highest-paying metro area covered is Naples, at $64,330.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Crestview, FL?
The median annual wage is $60,020, or $28.86 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 $72,080, so pay in Crestview, FL is 16.7% 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 $119,610 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $34,760 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 $64,330 per year.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 630 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.
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