SOC 51-9198 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Helpers--Production Workers Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for helpers--production workers in Miami, Florida is $40,230 a year ($19.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,310: half of the 1,450 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 about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,391).

$40,230average per year

$19.34 / hourMedian $37,310Take-home ≈ $34,505

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,450people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 17Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Helpers--Production Workers pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,390 or more. The middle half of helpers--production workers in Miami earn between $34,400 and $44,280.

  • $32K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,230$3,352$19.34
Median$37,310$3,109$17.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$34,400$2,867$16.54
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,280$3,690$21.29

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

Helpers--Production Workers salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $40,230, a single filer in Miami takes home about $34,505 a year, or $2,875 a month and $1,327 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 Miami a good place for helpers--production 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 $40,230 buys what about $35,242 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 11.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Helpers--Production Workers salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 3rd of 17 Florida metro areas for this job; Jacksonville pays the most ($41,990).

All Helpers--Production Workers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for helpers--production workers

Napa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,850).

Helpers--Production Workers salary by city

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Helpers--Production Workers salary in Miami: questions

How much do helpers--production workers make an hour in Miami?

$19.34 an hour on average, and $17.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level helpers--production workers salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $34,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the helpers--production workers take-home pay in Miami?

About $34,505 a year ($2,875 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,230. Florida has no state income tax.

Do helpers--production workers earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,391).

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 51-9198; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • 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 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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