BLS metro-level wage data places Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL at a median of $44,300 per year ($21.30/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $46,380, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach pays 4% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 760 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeepings are employed across the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach MSA in SOC 43-5111.

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach pay distribution spans from $27,600 at the 10th percentile to $59,130 at the 90th — a 2.1× 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 $36,210 and the 75th at $46,130, so half of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-based weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeepings 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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.