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Salaries & Cost of Living in Miami-Dade County, FL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 20 occupations in Miami-Dade County, FL.

Jobs listed
20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Median of medians
$39,070
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,121
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
55%
11 of 20

Pay and cost of living in Miami-Dade County, FL

Miami-Dade County, FL is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL labor market, and this page summarizes 20 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $39,070 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $105,640, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $29,600.

A one-bedroom apartment in Miami-Dade County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,121 a month and a two-bedroom $2,564. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $32,814 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $40,954 a year, and 11 of the 20 occupations listed here (55%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Miami-Dade County, FL or against other counties.

All jobs in Miami-Dade County, FL, highest paying first

Showing 1–20 of 20.

Occupations in Miami-Dade County, FL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$105,640$82,869$4,171
2Registered Nurses$91,380$72,837$3,335
3Accountants and Auditors$80,920$65,478$2,722
4Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,400$52,267$1,621
5Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,090$52,018$1,600
6Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,580$43,573$897
7Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,450$40,255$620
8Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,290$39,323$542
9Office Clerks, General$44,730$38,069$438
10Customer Service Representatives$39,560$33,915$92
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,580$33,128$26
12Cooks, Restaurant$36,920$31,794−$85
13Stockers and Order Fillers$36,110$31,143−$139
14Waiters and Waitresses$36,070$31,111−$142
15Security Guards$36,040$31,087−$144
16Retail Salespersons$34,330$29,713−$258
17Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,180$29,592−$268
18Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,890$28,556−$355
19Cashiers$30,250$26,434−$532
20Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,600$25,912−$575