SOC 51-3092 · Jacksonville, FL metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Jacksonville, FL

The average salary for food batchmakers in Jacksonville, Florida is $36,200 a year ($17.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,840: half of the 380 people in this job in the Jacksonville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$36,200average per year

$17.40 / hourMedian $31,840Take-home ≈ $31,267

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

380people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 8Florida metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Jacksonville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,200 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Jacksonville earn between $28,430 and $37,880.

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,200$3,017$17.40
Median$31,840$2,653$15.31
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,430$2,369$13.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,880$3,157$18.21

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Jacksonville

On the average salary of $36,200, a single filer in Jacksonville takes home about $31,267 a year, or $2,606 a month and $1,203 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 Jacksonville a good place for food batchmakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jacksonville area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.5), so the average $36,200 buys what about $36,388 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Jacksonville ($48,830). A typical home costs $352,994, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Florida cities

Jacksonville ranks 7th of 8 Florida metro areas for this job; Lakeland pays the most ($41,730).

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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Food Batchmakers salary in Jacksonville: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Jacksonville?

$17.40 an hour on average, and $15.31 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in Jacksonville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in Jacksonville?

About $31,267 a year ($2,606 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,200. Florida has no state income tax.

Do food batchmakers earn more in Jacksonville than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

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 51-3092; area Jacksonville, FL (27260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.9%.
  • 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 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).

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