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In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL:

  • Workers on average earn $81,630.
  • 10% of workers earn $63,980 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $96,480 or more.

In Florida:

  • Workers on average earn $81,160.
  • 10% of workers earn $64,240 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $100,310 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $82,280.
  • 10% of workers earn $63,660 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $118,050 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$63,660$74,520$82,280$98,730$118,050
Florida$64,240$75,210$81,160$87,990$100,310
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$63,980$77,710$81,630$91,480$96,480
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$64,690$78,870$80,680$93,660$96,810
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$62,550$65,850$80,530$82,250$91,980
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$64,370$69,110$78,650$83,950$86,420
Gainesville, FL$64,240$76,170$76,170$80,300$93,950
Homosassa Springs, FL$59,440$59,440$77,830$79,830$87,460
Jacksonville, FL$64,940$77,750$81,760$82,540$94,340
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$67,670$79,440$86,300$89,710$89,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$65,430$74,070$80,880$93,300$107,240
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$57,360$64,610$73,490$83,950$96,360
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$69,650$75,750$83,110$85,710$90,700
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$62,810$70,320$82,070$85,020$95,950
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$61,300$76,660$78,740$81,990$95,980
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$60,580$62,450$77,390$77,740$80,560
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$62,770$73,970$81,540$91,360$100,920
Port St. Lucie, FL$62,770$80,520$82,860$83,030$98,220
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$66,110$78,640$83,310$83,310$100,690
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$69,520$77,670$81,620$87,840$99,150
Tallahassee, FL$60,720$60,720$78,950$87,990$95,330

In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL:

  • Workers on average earn $39.25 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $30.76 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $46.39 or more per hour.

In Florida:

  • Workers on average earn $39.02 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $30.89 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $48.23 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $39.56 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $30.61 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $56.75 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$30.61$35.83$39.56$47.47$56.75
Florida$30.89$36.16$39.02$42.30$48.23
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$30.76$37.36$39.25$43.98$46.39
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$31.10$37.92$38.79$45.03$46.55
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$30.07$31.66$38.72$39.54$44.22
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$30.95$33.22$37.81$40.36$41.55
Gainesville, FL$30.89$36.62$36.62$38.61$45.17
Homosassa Springs, FL$28.58$28.58$37.42$38.38$42.05
Jacksonville, FL$31.22$37.38$39.31$39.68$45.35
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$32.54$38.19$41.49$43.13$43.13
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$31.46$35.61$38.89$44.86$51.56
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$27.58$31.06$35.33$40.36$46.33
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$33.49$36.42$39.96$41.21$43.60
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$30.20$33.81$39.46$40.87$46.13
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$29.47$36.86$37.85$39.42$46.15
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$29.12$30.03$37.21$37.38$38.73
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$30.18$35.56$39.20$43.92$48.52
Port St. Lucie, FL$30.18$38.71$39.84$39.92$47.22
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$31.79$37.81$40.05$40.05$48.41
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$33.43$37.34$39.24$42.23$47.67
Tallahassee, FL$29.19$29.19$37.96$42.30$45.83