BLS metro-level wage data places Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment pay in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL at a median of $77,800 per year ($37.41/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $74,090, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin pays +5% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 140 electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipments are employed across the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin MSA in SOC 49-2094.

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin pay distribution spans from $49,120 at the 10th percentile to $88,480 at the 90th — a 1.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $72,470 and the 75th at $85,220, so half of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin-based electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipments earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.