SOC 35-9021 · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro

Dishwashers Salary in Sarasota, FL

The average salary for dishwashers in Sarasota, Florida is $32,670 a year ($15.71 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,370: half of the 1,700 people in this job in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($34,691).

$32,670average per year

$15.71 / hourMedian $31,370Take-home ≈ $28,430

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,700people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 22Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Dishwashers pay range in Sarasota

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $37,200 or more. The middle half of dishwashers in Sarasota earn between $29,860 and $35,390.

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $37K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,670$2,722$15.71
Median$31,370$2,614$15.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,860$2,488$14.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,390$2,949$17.01

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

Dishwashers salary after taxes in Sarasota

On the average salary of $32,670, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $28,430 a year, or $2,369 a month and $1,093 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 Sarasota a good place for dishwashers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $32,670 buys what about $31,899 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 12.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dishwashers salary in other Florida cities

Sarasota ranks 4th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($34,680).

All Dishwashers salaries in Florida

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 Sarasota: questions

How much do dishwashers make an hour in Sarasota?

$15.71 an hour on average, and $15.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level dishwashers salary in Sarasota?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the dishwashers take-home pay in Sarasota?

About $28,430 a year ($2,369 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,670. Florida has no state income tax.

Do dishwashers earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). 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 (a city in the same metro). 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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