BLS metro-level wage data places Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers pay in Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL at a median of $34,850 per year ($16.76/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $33,980, Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 460 dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helperss are employed across the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor MSA in SOC 35-9011.

The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor pay distribution spans from $28,170 at the 10th percentile to $42,560 at the 90th — a 1.5× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $29,150 and the 75th at $38,190, so half of Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor-based dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helperss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.