Set and Exhibit Designers pay range in Sarasota
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,380 or more. The middle half of set and exhibit designers in Sarasota earn between $50,250 and $81,390.
- $47K10th
- $50K25th
- $62KMedian
- $81K75th
- $91K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $66,280 | $5,523 | $31.87 |
| Median | $62,420 | $5,202 | $30.01 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $50,250 | $4,188 | $24.16 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $81,390 | $6,782 | $39.13 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Set and Exhibit Designers salary after taxes in Sarasota
On the average salary of $66,280, a single filer in Sarasota takes home about $55,436 a year, or $4,620 a month and $2,132 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Sarasota a good place for set and exhibit designers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Sarasota area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $66,280 buys what about $64,716 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Sarasota ($47,440). A typical home costs $403,601, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Set and Exhibit Designers salary in other Florida cities
Sarasota ranks 2nd of 4 Florida metro areas for this job; Miami pays the most ($75,900).
Highest-paying cities for set and exhibit designers
Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,990).
- Los Angeles, CA$113,990
- San Francisco, CA$112,660
- New York, NY$102,670
- Seattle, WA$95,590
- Washington, DC$84,350
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Set and Exhibit Designers salary in Sarasota: questions
How much do set and exhibit designers make an hour in Sarasota?
$31.86 an hour on average, and $30.01 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level set and exhibit designers salary in Sarasota?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,250, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the set and exhibit designers take-home pay in Sarasota?
About $55,436 a year ($4,620 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,280. Florida has no state income tax.
Do set and exhibit designers earn more in Sarasota than elsewhere?
The average here is 25% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($88,737).
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 27-1027; area North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (35840). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.6%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). 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 1.41, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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