SOC 43-5041 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Meter Readers, Utilities in Jacksonville, FL is $55,180. The 10th percentile is $37,920 and the 90th percentile is $94,160. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$55,180

10th percentile
$37,920
25th percentile
$38,450
Median
$55,180
75th percentile
$84,930
90th percentile
$94,160
Mean
$62,180

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $37,920 and the 90th percentile is $94,160. The difference is $56,240, which is 101.9% 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 $38,450 to the 75th at $84,930, covers $46,480.

The mean annual wage is $62,180, which sits above the median of $55,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, FL median is 14.6% higher than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,466, which is 15.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.9% higher than the Florida median of $40,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $55,466 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 80 miles away, with a median of $39,520 and employment of 40. That median is 28.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,772, against $55,466 here.
  • Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 107 miles away, with a median of $44,770 and employment of 40. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,409, against $55,466 here.
  • Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 127 miles away, with a median of $40,730 and employment of 190. That median is 26.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,161, against $55,466 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, FL (140 of 765,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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 Jacksonville, FL · Meter Readers, Utilities 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 Meter Readers, Utilities make in Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Meter Readers, Utilities in Jacksonville, FL is $55,180. The 10th percentile is $37,920 and the 90th percentile is $94,160. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for Meter Readers, Utilities?

The local median is 14.6% higher than the national median of $48,150.

What is Meter Readers, Utilities pay in Jacksonville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,180 is $55,466. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jacksonville, FL compare with nearby metros for Meter Readers, Utilities?

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $39,520. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.