How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $53,580. The difference is $26,540, which is 77.8% 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 $29,950 to the 75th at $37,040, covers $7,090.

The mean annual wage is $35,110, which sits above the median of $34,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL median is 4.9% lower than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,295, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Florida median of $34,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $33,295 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 5th of 9 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).).

• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $31,320 and employment of 130. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,601, against $33,295 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $34,930. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,958, against $33,295 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 100 miles away, with a median of $35,220 and employment of 550. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,728, against $33,295 here.