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Salaries & Cost of Living in Palm Beach County, FL

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

Jobs listed
20
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Median of medians
$39,070
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,008
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
60%
12 of 20

Pay and cost of living in Palm Beach County, FL

Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,008 a month and a two-bedroom $2,349. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $31,458 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $40,954 a year, and 12 of the 20 occupations listed here (60%) 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 Palm Beach County, FL or against other counties.

All jobs in Palm Beach County, FL, highest paying first

Showing 1–20 of 20.

Occupations in Palm Beach County, FL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$105,640$82,869$4,284
2Registered Nurses$91,380$72,837$3,448
3Accountants and Auditors$80,920$65,478$2,835
4Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,400$52,267$1,734
5Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,090$52,018$1,713
6Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,580$43,573$1,010
7Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,450$40,255$733
8Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,290$39,323$655
9Office Clerks, General$44,730$38,069$551
10Customer Service Representatives$39,560$33,915$205
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,580$33,128$139
12Cooks, Restaurant$36,920$31,794$28
13Stockers and Order Fillers$36,110$31,143−$26
14Waiters and Waitresses$36,070$31,111−$29
15Security Guards$36,040$31,087−$31
16Retail Salespersons$34,330$29,713−$145
17Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,180$29,592−$155
18Home Health and Personal Care Aides$32,890$28,556−$242
19Cashiers$30,250$26,434−$419
20Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,600$25,912−$462