SOC 53-6031 · Gainesville, FL metro

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for automotive and watercraft service attendants in Gainesville, Florida is $36,670 a year ($17.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,180: half of the 60 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($36,780).

$36,670average per year

$17.63 / hourMedian $35,180Take-home ≈ $31,644

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

60people in this job
-0%vs U.S. average
#6 of 19Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,810 or more. The middle half of automotive and watercraft service attendants in Gainesville earn between $31,080 and $39,920.

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,670$3,056$17.63
Median$35,180$2,932$16.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,080$2,590$14.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,920$3,327$19.19

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants pay in Gainesville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Automotive and watercraft service attendants in Gainesville earn about the same as the Florida average ($36,080) and about the same as the U.S. average ($36,780). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $35,670.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gainesville$36,670$35,180$29,230$46,81060
Florida$36,080$34,860$28,020$47,2105,150
United States$36,780$35,670$28,630$46,060102,010

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $36,670, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $31,644 a year, or $2,637 a month and $1,217 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

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

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Is Gainesville a good place for automotive and watercraft service attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $36,670 buys what about $37,908 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 6th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($38,240).

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Highest-paying cities for automotive and watercraft service attendants

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($48,020).

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary by city

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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do automotive and watercraft service attendants make an hour in Gainesville?

$17.63 an hour on average, and $16.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level automotive and watercraft service attendants salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the automotive and watercraft service attendants take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $31,644 a year ($2,637 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,670. Florida has no state income tax.

Do automotive and watercraft service attendants earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($36,780).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-6031; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).

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