Waiters and Waitresses pay in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$40,150avg. a year
$19.30 an hour · 4,260 employed
Waiters and Waitresses in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area earn an average of $40,150 a year. That is $1,690 (4%) less than the Florida average of $41,840. The U.S. average is $40,060.
$35,340Median pay
$19.30Average hourly
-4%vs. Florida average
4,260Jobs 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
67,980 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$42,470
$20.42 an hour
71,780 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$42,270
$20.32 an hour
89,200 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$42,190
$20.29 an hour
936,820 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$41,420
$19.91 an hour
104,050 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$41,310
$19.86 an hour
115,080 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$41,250
$19.83 an hour
1257,830 jobs
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$41,120
$19.77 an hour
131,560 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$40,880
$19.66 an hour
145,920 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$40,780
$19.61 an hour
152,520 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$40,650
$19.55 an hour
162,110 jobs
Ocala, FL
$40,170
$19.31 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,850 |
| Bartenders | $40,290 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $32,610 |
| Cooks, Restaurant | $36,630 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $44,930 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $33,850 |
Questions and answers
How much do waiters and waitresses make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?
The average is $40,150 a year, and the median is $35,340. About 4,260 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is $1,690 (4%) less than the Florida average of $41,840.
Is this job common in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?
It makes up 22.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.53 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: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 37860). 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.