Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area · also Cape Coral

Average Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary in Fort Myers, Florida is $60,050 a year ($28.87 an hour) across all jobs, and the median is $46,780, according to BLS estimates for May 2025 covering the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area. That is 14% less than the U.S. average ($69,770) and 7% less than the Florida average ($64,670).

$60,050average salary
$46,780median salary
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
304,790jobs in the metro
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Average salary by job family in Fort Myers

Management$123,920
Legal$107,030
Computer and Mathematical$98,280
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical$97,230
Business and Financial Operations$87,900
Architecture and Engineering$86,150
Life, Physical, and Social Science$82,080
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media$63,730
Community and Social Service$59,690
Protective Service$59,460
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair$55,730
Educational Instruction and Library$54,850
Construction and Extraction$53,820
Sales and Related$48,350
Production$48,250
Office and Administrative Support$47,940
Transportation and Material Moving$43,380
Healthcare Support$41,940
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance$39,400
Personal Care and Service$38,550
Food Preparation and Serving Related$38,280
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry$36,210
BLS OEWS May 2025, all employers in the metro area.

Highest-paying jobs in Fort Myers

Most common jobs in Fort Myers and what they pay

JobJobsAverage salaryMedian
Retail Salespersons12,220$36,740$34,650
Registered Nurses8,700$91,830$82,860
Waiters and Waitresses7,980$42,470$36,660
Fast Food and Counter Workers7,260$31,330$29,360
General and Operations Managers7,150$118,060$94,730
Cashiers6,950$32,270$30,530
Office Clerks, General6,460$47,070$45,560
Customer Service Representatives5,840$41,910$38,180
Construction Laborers5,230$44,250$43,290
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers5,080$38,980$36,790
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Cost of living in Fort Myers

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average, with a BEA price parity of 102.3 for 2024. The average local salary of $60,050 therefore buys what $58,672 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. A typical home is worth $339,372, 4.6 times the median household income of $73,099.

$339,372typical home value
$73,099median household income
102.3BEA price parity
792,692metro population

Take-home pay in Fort Myers

Salary levelGrossAfter taxPer month
25th percentile wage$36,300$31,347$2,612
Median wage$46,780$39,767$3,314
Average wage$60,050$50,430$4,202
75th percentile wage$66,700$55,739$4,645

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Salaries for every job in Fort Myers

Management30 jobs
Legal4 jobs
Computer and Mathematical14 jobs
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical43 jobs
Business and Financial Operations26 jobs
Architecture and Engineering17 jobs
Life, Physical, and Social Science9 jobs
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media18 jobs
Community and Social Service13 jobs
Protective Service14 jobs
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair28 jobs
Educational Instruction and Library22 jobs
Construction and Extraction26 jobs
Sales and Related18 jobs
Production31 jobs
Office and Administrative Support40 jobs
Transportation and Material Moving23 jobs
Healthcare Support13 jobs
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance8 jobs
Personal Care and Service19 jobs
Food Preparation and Serving Related15 jobs

Jobs paid by the hour in Fort Myers

For 1 job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area BLS publishes an hourly wage only, because the work is rarely full-time all year (gigs, seasons, performances). An annual figure would overstate what most people earn, so we show the hourly rate.

JobAverage per hourMedian per hourJobs
Musicians and Singers$68.84$52.6750

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Salary in Fort Myers: questions

What is a good salary in Fort Myers?

Half of all workers in the Fort Myers metro earn less than $46,780 and the average is $60,050. Earning more than $66,700 puts you in the top quarter of local wages.

How much do you need to earn in Fort Myers to match a $69,770 salary elsewhere?

About $71,409, because prices here are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3).

What are the highest-paying jobs in Fort Myers?

Surgeons, All Other ($368,400), Anesthesiologists ($360,600), Psychiatrists ($300,920).

What is the average salary in Cape Coral?

Cape Coral is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, where the average salary is $60,050 a year and the median $46,780. BLS does not publish separate wage figures for Cape Coral, so these metro figures are the closest official guide.

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