Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
$35,560avg. a year
$17.10 an hour · 4,980 employed
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn an average of $35,560 a year. That is $1,030 (3%) more than the Florida average of $34,530. The U.S. average is $36,140.
$34,950Median pay
$17.10Average hourly
+3%vs. Florida average
4,980Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for food servers, nonrestaurant in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 18.
1630 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$37,240
$17.91 an hour
2360 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$34,740
$16.70 an hour
32,470 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$34,730
$16.70 an hour
41,150 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$34,560
$16.62 an hour
5670 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$34,540
$16.61 an hour
6990 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$34,460
$16.57 an hour
7170 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$34,040
$16.37 an hour
84,300 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$34,030
$16.36 an hour
9230 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$33,940
$16.32 an hour
10400 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$33,850
$16.27 an hour
11340 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$33,840
$16.27 an hour
12380 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$32,820
$15.78 an hour
13320 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$32,610
$15.68 an hour
14220 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$32,550
$15.65 an hour
15220 jobs
Ocala, FL
$32,290
$15.52 an hour
16250 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$31,080
$14.94 an hour
17100 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$30,220
$14.53 an hour
1840 jobs
Sebring, FL
$29,970
$14.41 an hour
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How Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $31,770 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $41,120 |
| Bartenders | $41,150 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $38,300 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $48,090 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,500 |
Questions and answers
How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
The average is $35,560 a year, and the median is $34,950. About 4,980 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is $1,030 (3%) more than the Florida average of $34,530.
Is this job common in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
It makes up 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.94 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3041. Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.