Physician Assistants salary in Crestview, FL
Median pay for physician assistants in Crestview, FL: $123,040/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $75,890 – $176,270 · about 110 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($125,700) by −$2,660 (-2%).
What it's really worth in Crestview
With Crestview's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $123,040 has the buying power of about $125,095 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $74,279 · median home $441,042 · median rent $1,997/mo.
How Crestview ranks for this job
On raw pay, Crestview, FL is 108th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Crestview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 122nd.
Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Crestview sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.
What that salary buys in Crestview
A median home in Crestview, FL costs $441,042 — about 3.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,997/mo works out at 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where physician assistants earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Crestview.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Crestview | Rent vs Crestview |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $208,000 | +69% | 1.8× |
| Vallejo, CA | $174,670 | +42% | 1.2× |
| Modesto, CA | $171,600 | +39% | 1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $171,470 | +39% | 1.6× |
Same job elsewhere in FL
| Metro | Median pay | vs Crestview | Rent vs Crestview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | $130,940 | +6% | 1.3× |
| North Port, FL | $129,370 | +5% | 1.1× |
| Orlando, FL | $129,350 | +5% | 1× |
| Cape Coral, FL | $129,160 | +5% | 0.9× |
Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 180 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.