SOC 53-7041 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Hoist and Winch Operators make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hoist and Winch Operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $29,120. The 10th percentile is $27,360 and the 90th percentile is $35,450. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$29,120

10th percentile
$27,360
25th percentile
$29,120
Median
$29,120
75th percentile
$35,440
90th percentile
$35,450
Mean
$33,230

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Hoist and Winch Operators, the published 10th percentile is $27,360 and the 90th percentile is $35,450. The difference is $8,090, which is 27.8% 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 $29,120 to the 75th at $35,440, covers $6,320.

The mean annual wage is $33,230, which sits above the median of $29,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 48.4% lower than the national median of $56,450 for Hoist and Winch Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,509, which is 54.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.3% lower than the Florida median of $33,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hoist and Winch Operators at $25,509 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Hoist and Winch Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Hoist and Winch Operators make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Hoist and Winch Operators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is $29,120. The 10th percentile is $27,360 and the 90th percentile is $35,450.

How does that compare with the national median for Hoist and Winch Operators?

The local median is 48.4% lower than the national median of $56,450.

What is Hoist and Winch Operators pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,120 is $25,509. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.