Location Salary Data

Salaries in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Government-verified salary data from 58 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$66,390
58 filings
Median DOL Salary
$66,390
Total DOL Filings
58
Companies Hiring
34
Cost of Living Index
102.8
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Fort Walton Beach, FL$66,390
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Fort Walton Beach, FL is 9% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Fort Walton Beach

Highest-Paying Occupations in Fort Walton Beach

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Physical Therapists$60,320-39%5
Cooks, Fast Food$17,950-38%6

BLS Wage Survey Data - Florida

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Florida.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Family Medicine Physicians$220,5007,580
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$220,3506,640
Physicists$209,020240
Nurse Anesthetists$197,9406,140
Pediatricians, General$195,100940
Acupuncturists$183,530N/A
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,6807,600
Neurologists$165,860N/A
Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,62032,340
Dentists, General$162,8708,400

Salary Trend in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Fort Walton Beach, FL has a cost of living index of 102.8, which is 2.8% more expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $97,276 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Physical Therapists$60,320$58,677
Cooks, Fast Food$17,950$17,461

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Popular Salary Pages in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Cooks, Fast FoodPhysical Therapists
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.