SOC 35-3031 · Sebring, FL metro

Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Sebring, FL

The average salary for waiters and waitresses in Sebring, Florida is $39,740 a year ($19.11 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,960: half of the 560 people in this job in the Sebring, 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 ($40,608).

$39,740average per year

$19.11 / hourMedian $34,960Take-home ≈ $34,111

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

560people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#20 of 22Florida metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Waiters and Waitresses pay range in Sebring

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,760 or more. The middle half of waiters and waitresses in Sebring earn between $27,470 and $46,510.

  • $27K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,740$3,312$19.11
Median$34,960$2,913$16.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,470$2,289$13.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,510$3,876$22.36

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

Waiters and Waitresses salary after taxes in Sebring

On the average salary of $39,740, a single filer in Sebring takes home about $34,111 a year, or $2,843 a month and $1,312 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 Sebring a good place for waiters and waitresses? 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 $39,740 buys what about $42,976 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Sebring ($40,400). A typical home costs $235,991, or 5.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in other Florida cities

Sebring ranks 20th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($44,610).

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Highest-paying cities for waiters and waitresses

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($87,210).

Waiters and Waitresses salary by city

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Waiters and Waitresses salary in Sebring: questions

How much do waiters and waitresses make an hour in Sebring?

$19.11 an hour on average, and $16.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level waiters and waitresses salary in Sebring?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the waiters and waitresses take-home pay in Sebring?

About $34,111 a year ($2,843 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,740. Florida has no state income tax.

Do waiters and waitresses earn more in Sebring than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($40,608).

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 35-3031; area Sebring, FL (42700). 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 1.37, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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