Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper Salary Information in Florida

The average annual salaries for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in the state of Florida are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers among Florida metropolitan areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Florida (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,160
25th Percentile Wage
$22,360
50th Percentile Wage
$27,680
75th Percentile Wage
$30,730
90th Percentile Wage
$35,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $21,160.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$27,680
18.61% 34.47%
2021
$22,530
7.50% -
2020
$20,840
3.21% -
2019
$20,170
1.64% -
2018
$19,840
2.02% -
2017
$19,440
0.93% -
2016
$19,260
1.45% -
2015
$18,980
1.74% -
2014
$18,650
1.50% -
2013
$18,370
1.25% -
2012
$18,140
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers in Florida Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in some Florida cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in state of Florida ranges from $18,280 to $28,610. The highest paying area for dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers in Florida is Naples-Marco Island with a median annual salary of $28,610. The second highest paying city/area in Florida State is Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford (mean annual salary $28,240). The lowest paying area is Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $18,280.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Naples-Marco Island
$28,610
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$28,240
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$27,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$27,790
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$27,680
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$27,580
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$27,520
Port St Lucie
$27,440
Sebastian-Vero Beach
$27,420
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$27,180
Gainesville
$26,500
Tallahassee
$26,310
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$26,260
Homosassa Springs
$26,050
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$25,990
Jacksonville
$25,930
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$25,620
Punta Gorda
$23,990
North Florida nonmetropolitan area
$23,480
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach
$23,270
The Villages
$23,270
Ocala
$22,970
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$22,900
Sebring
$22,450
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
$19,590
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
$19,440
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall
$19,260
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach
$19,220
Palm Coast
$18,370
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
$18,280