How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $31,940 and the 90th percentile is $38,360. The difference is $6,420, which is 19.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,190 to the 75th at $34,930, covers $1,740.

The mean annual wage is $34,440, which sits above the median of $33,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,544, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Florida median of $34,240.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $33,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $33,544 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 8th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $34,270 and employment of 130. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,268, against $33,544 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $34,570 and employment of 880. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,283, against $33,544 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $35,320. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,360, against $33,544 here.

Employment share

Cooks, Short Order accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (100 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (138,650 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.