SOC 35-3041 · Sebring, FL metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Sebring, FL

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Sebring, Florida is $29,970 a year ($14.41 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,470: half of the 40 people in this job in the Sebring, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($36,625).

$29,970average per year

$14.41 / hourMedian $29,470Take-home ≈ $26,261

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $31K75th
  • $34K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#19 of 19Florida metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Sebring

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $34,480 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Sebring earn between $27,040 and $30,610.

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $31K75th
  • $34K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$29,970$2,498$14.41
Median$29,470$2,456$14.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,040$2,253$13.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$30,610$2,551$14.72

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

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary after taxes in Sebring

On the average salary of $29,970, a single filer in Sebring takes home about $26,261 a year, or $2,188 a month and $1,010 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Sebring a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Sebring area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $29,970 buys what about $32,411 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Sebring ($40,400). A typical home costs $235,991, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Florida cities

Sebring ranks 19th of 19 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($37,240).

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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 Sebring: questions

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

$14.41 an hour on average, and $14.17 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

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

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

About $26,261 a year ($2,188 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $29,970. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 18% less than 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 Sebring, FL (42700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • 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 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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