Waiters and Waitresses pay in Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$42,470avg. a year
$20.42 an hour · 7,980 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn an average of $42,470 a year. That is about the same as the Florida average of $41,840. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$36,660Median pay
$20.42Average hourly
+2%vs. Florida average
7,980Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for waiters and waitresses in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
16,610 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$44,610
$21.45 an hour
225,280 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$44,090
$21.20 an hour
34,430 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$43,640
$20.98 an hour
41,170 jobs
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$42,850
$20.60 an hour
513,140 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$42,480
$20.42 an hour
61,780 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$42,270
$20.32 an hour
79,200 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$42,190
$20.29 an hour
836,820 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$41,420
$19.91 an hour
94,050 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$41,310
$19.86 an hour
105,080 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$41,250
$19.83 an hour
1157,830 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$41,120
$19.77 an hour
121,560 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$40,880
$19.66 an hour
135,920 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$40,780
$19.61 an hour
142,520 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$40,650
$19.55 an hour
152,110 jobs
Ocala, FL
$40,170
$19.31 an hour
164,260 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$40,150
$19.30 an hour
173,730 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$39,980
$19.22 an hour
182,540 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$39,920
$19.19 an hour
19560 jobs
Sebring, FL
$39,740
$19.11 an hour
201,020 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$39,680
$19.08 an hour
212,600 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$38,900
$18.70 an hour
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How Cape Coral-Fort Myers compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Cape Coral-Fort Myers
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $31,330 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $39,070 |
| Bartenders | $42,450 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $34,540 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $47,230 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $35,610 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Cape Coral-Fort Myers?
The average is $42,470 a year, and the median is $36,660. About 7,980 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is about the same as the Florida average of $41,840.
Is this job common in Cape Coral-Fort Myers?
It makes up 26.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.79 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 35-3031. Metro area: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 15980). 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.