SOC 35-9021 · Port St. Lucie, FL metro

Dishwashers Salary in Port St. Lucie, FL

The average salary for dishwashers in Port St. Lucie, Florida is $32,010 a year ($15.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $30,540: half of the 860 people in this job in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($34,691).

$32,010average per year

$15.39 / hourMedian $30,540Take-home ≈ $27,900

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

860people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 22Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dishwashers pay range in Port St. Lucie

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $36,540 or more. The middle half of dishwashers in Port St. Lucie earn between $29,230 and $34,660.

  • $28K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,010$2,668$15.39
Median$30,540$2,545$14.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,230$2,436$14.05
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,660$2,888$16.66

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

Dishwashers salary after taxes in Port St. Lucie

On the average salary of $32,010, a single filer in Port St. Lucie takes home about $27,900 a year, or $2,325 a month and $1,073 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 Port St. Lucie a good place for dishwashers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Port St. Lucie area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.2), so the average $32,010 buys what about $31,937 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Port St. Lucie ($46,490). A typical home costs $383,275, or 12.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dishwashers salary in other Florida cities

Port St. Lucie ranks 10th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($34,680).

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Highest-paying cities for dishwashers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($46,880).

Dishwashers salary by city

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Dishwashers salary in Port St. Lucie: questions

How much do dishwashers make an hour in Port St. Lucie?

$15.39 an hour on average, and $14.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dishwashers salary in Port St. Lucie?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dishwashers take-home pay in Port St. Lucie?

About $27,900 a year ($2,325 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,010. Florida has no state income tax.

Do dishwashers earn more in Port St. Lucie than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($34,691).

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 35-9021; area Port St. Lucie, FL (38940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 1.63, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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