Career Atlas USA

Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Waiters and Waitresses in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is $35,340. BLS estimates approximately 4,260 people work in this occupation in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 0.3% above the national median ($35,230).

Median salary
$35,340
Average salary
$40,150
Median hourly
$16.99
Employment
4,260

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$27,040$13.00
25th percentile$28,030$13.48
Median (50th)$35,340$16.99
75th percentile$45,600$21.92
90th percentile$59,820$28.76

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.8% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
22.381
Location quotient
1.53

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL’s regional price level is below the national average (index 97.717, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $36,166 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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