Information Security Analysts in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Information Security Analysts pay in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL at a median of $108,420 per year ($52.13/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $129,180, the metro estimate is 16% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 400 information security analysts are employed across the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin MSA in SOC 15-1212.

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin pay distribution spans from $57,680 at the 10th percentile to $166,790 at the 90th, a 2.9× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $92,000 and the 75th at $135,360, so half of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin-based information security analysts earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. 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. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide FL estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.