SOC 35-3041 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Naples, Florida is $37,240 a year ($17.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,310: half of the 630 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,625).

$37,240average per year

$17.91 / hourMedian $35,310Take-home ≈ $32,102

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

630people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 19Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,980 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Naples earn between $32,150 and $37,970.

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,240$3,103$17.90
Median$35,310$2,942$16.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,150$2,679$15.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,970$3,164$18.25

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

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $37,240, a single filer in Naples takes home about $32,102 a year, or $2,675 a month and $1,235 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 Naples a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $37,240 buys what about $36,085 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 14.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 1st of 19 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for food servers, nonrestaurant

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,020).

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary by city

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Naples: questions

How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make an hour in Naples?

$17.91 an hour on average, and $16.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food servers, nonrestaurant salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food servers, nonrestaurant take-home pay in Naples?

About $32,102 a year ($2,675 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,240. Florida has no state income tax.

Do food servers, nonrestaurant earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,625).

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 35-3041; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 1.92, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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