SOC 53-3031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is $36,480. The 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $51,900. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$36,480

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$28,180
Median
$36,480
75th percentile
$45,300
90th percentile
$51,900
Mean
$37,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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An auto mechanic working on an engine. Photograph by Okpashira. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Driver/Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $51,900. The difference is $24,860, which is 68.1% 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 $28,180 to the 75th at $45,300, covers $17,120.

The mean annual wage is $37,360, which sits above the median of $36,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $38,770 for Driver/Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,478, which is 5.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Florida median of $36,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 100.005, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Driver/Sales Workers at $36,478 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Driver/Sales Workers. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ranks 6th of 17 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).).

  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $35,180 and employment of 3,930. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,688, against $36,478 here.
  • Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 42 miles away, with a median of $29,650 and employment of 90. That median is 18.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,160, against $36,478 here.
  • Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 65 miles away, with a median of $36,070 and employment of 700. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,132, against $36,478 here.

Employment share

Driver/Sales Workers accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (400 of 245,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (409,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL · Driver/Sales Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is $36,480. The 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $51,900. Employment is 400.

How does that compare with the national median for Driver/Sales Workers?

The local median is 5.9% lower than the national median of $38,770.

What is Driver/Sales Workers pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 100.005, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,480 is $36,478. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL compare with nearby metros for Driver/Sales Workers?

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 41 miles away, at $35,180. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ranks 6th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.