SOC 35-3041 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for food servers, nonrestaurant in Naples, Florida is $37,240 a year ($17.91 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,310: half of the 630 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

$37,240average per year

$17.91 / hourMedian $35,310Take-home ≈ $32,102

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

630people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
#1 of 19Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,980 or more. The middle half of food servers, nonrestaurant in Naples earn between $32,150 and $37,970.

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,240$3,103$17.90
Median$35,310$2,942$16.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,150$2,679$15.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,970$3,164$18.25

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant pay in Naples vs. Florida and the U.S.

Food servers, nonrestaurant in Naples earn 8% more than the Florida average ($34,530) and 3% more than the U.S. average ($36,140). At the median the gap is -0% against the U.S. median of $35,360.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Naples$37,240$35,310$30,340$46,980630
Florida$34,530$33,930$29,210$39,00019,240
United States$36,140$35,360$28,030$46,120293,900

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $37,240, a single filer in Naples takes home about $32,102 a year, or $2,675 a month and $1,235 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Naples a good place for food servers, nonrestaurant? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $37,240 buys what about $36,085 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 14.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 1st of 19 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for food servers, nonrestaurant

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,020).

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary by city

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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Naples: questions

How much do food servers, nonrestaurant make an hour in Naples?

$17.91 an hour on average, and $16.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food servers, nonrestaurant salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,150, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food servers, nonrestaurant take-home pay in Naples?

About $32,102 a year ($2,675 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,240. Florida has no state income tax.

Do food servers, nonrestaurant earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% more than the U.S. average for this job ($36,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-3041; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.92, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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