Respiratory Therapist Jobs in Crestview, FL: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Crestview, the May 2025 median for respiratory therapists is about $80.5K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $65.9K to $82.3K.

Pay

The median is the middle of respiratory therapists already employed, not a starting wage. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is what the upper quarter already earns.

Percentile	Metro	FL	U.S.
25th	$65,850	$75,210	$74,520
Median	$80,530	$81,160	$82,280
75th	$82,250	$87,990	$98,730

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

6.5

Metro employment

National growth, 2025 to 2035

8.5%

National openings a year

8.6 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

96th Medgrp-eglin, 1 campuses
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, 1 campuses
Crestview Hospital Company, 1 campuses
Doctors Hospital of Defuniak Springs, 1 campuses
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, 1 campuses
Gulf Coast Treatment Center, 1 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

License and training

Every state except Alaska licenses respiratory therapists. Most employers want the NBRC's CRT or RRT credential. Confirm your state board's rules before you hire or start.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, respiratory therapists

The work

You see your assigned patients, check each ventilator, give treatments, and adjust settings with the physician and the nurse. Codes and rapid responses can interrupt that plan at any hour.

Night shifts are common in hospital work, and weekends rotate. You also teach patients and families how to use oxygen and other equipment at home.

Nearby metros

Pensacola, FL · 42 miles
Panama City, FL · 67 miles
Daphne, AL · 77 miles
Dothan, AL · 77 miles

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Questions

Who hires respiratory therapists in Crestview?

Hospitals hire respiratory therapists in Crestview, along with home medical equipment companies. Organizations on file in the provider extract include 96th Medgrp-eglin, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast, Crestview Hospital Company.

Do I need a license to work as an RT in Florida?

Almost every state licenses respiratory therapists. Check the Florida board before you start in Crestview.

What should a hospital in Crestview weigh when hiring an RT?

Ask about the RRT and ICU experience. Crestview has about a third fewer of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is within 3 percent of the Florida median.