SOC 35-9099 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for other food preparation and serving related workers in Miami, Florida is $34,970 a year ($16.81 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,080: half of the 1,780 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,810).

$34,970average per year

$16.81 / hourMedian $31,080Take-home ≈ $30,278

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  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $46K90th

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

1,780people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#6 of 12Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,750 or more. The middle half of other food preparation and serving related workers in Miami earn between $28,650 and $37,290.

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
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  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,970$2,914$16.81
Median$31,080$2,590$14.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,650$2,388$13.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,290$3,108$17.93

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

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other pay in Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Other food preparation and serving related workers in Miami earn about the same as the Florida average ($35,030) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($36,810). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $35,840.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$34,970$31,080$27,040$45,7501,780
Florida$35,030$34,200$27,040$45,7503,900
United States$36,810$35,840$25,470$47,55084,630

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

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $34,970, a single filer in Miami takes home about $30,278 a year, or $2,523 a month and $1,165 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 Miami a good place for other food preparation and serving related workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $34,970 buys what about $30,634 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 13.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 6th of 12 Florida metro areas for this job; Orlando pays the most ($36,330).

All Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for other food preparation and serving related workers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($56,540).

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary by city

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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Miami: questions

How much do other food preparation and serving related workers make an hour in Miami?

$16.81 an hour on average, and $14.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other food preparation and serving related workers salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other food preparation and serving related workers take-home pay in Miami?

About $30,278 a year ($2,523 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,970. Florida has no state income tax.

Do other food preparation and serving related workers earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($36,810).

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 35-9099; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.5%.
  • 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 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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