The median worker in the Sebring, FL metro area earned $38,460 a year in 2024, about $18.49 an hour. That ranks #370 of the 391 metro areas published here, 22.3% below the national median.
Sebring pays 17.9% less than Florida as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
The median across all occupations is $38,460, or $18.49 an hour, covering 27,940 wage and salary workers. The mean is $51,400, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Sebring pay more than the rest of Florida?
No. The metro median of $38,460 is 17.9% below the Florida median of $46,860. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Sebring?
Registered Nurses ($82,690), General and Operations Managers ($79,870), Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses ($56,060). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Sebring unusually full of?
Retail Salespersons, at 1.72× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.