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Salaries & Cost of Living in Lake County, FL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 34 occupations in Lake County, FL.

Jobs listed
34
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Median of medians
$42,470
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,726
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
88%
30 of 34

Pay and cost of living in Lake County, FL

Across the 34 occupations we cover in Lake County, FL, the middle median salary is $42,470 a year. Pay runs from $28,620 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $129,620 for Software Developers, a spread of $101,000. Wages come from the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Lake County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,726 a month and a two-bedroom $1,959. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $28,074 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,863 a year, and 30 of the 34 occupations listed here (88%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Lake County, FL, highest paying first

Showing 1–34 of 34.

Occupations in Lake County, FL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$129,620$99,528$5,955
2General and Operations Managers$100,440$79,211$4,261
3Project Management Specialists$96,390$76,361$4,024
4Registered Nurses$83,550$67,328$3,271
5Accountants and Auditors$78,630$63,867$2,983
6First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,910$61,954$2,823
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,010$52,757$2,057
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,410$51,471$1,950
9Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,190$50,491$1,868
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,870$49,431$1,780
11Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,250$42,504$1,203
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,460$41,066$1,083
13First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,180$40,841$1,064
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,060$39,138$922
15Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,370$37,780$809
16Office Clerks, General$43,740$37,274$767
17First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,070$36,735$722
18Light Truck Drivers$41,870$35,771$641
19Construction Laborers$40,880$34,976$575
20Customer Service Representatives$40,530$34,694$552
21Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$39,520$33,883$484
22Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,630$33,168$425
23Cooks, Restaurant$37,970$32,637$380
24Nursing Assistants$37,690$32,412$362
25Stockers and Order Fillers$36,400$31,376$275
26Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$36,310$31,304$269
27Food Preparation Workers$35,600$30,733$222
28Security Guards$35,500$30,653$215
29Waiters and Waitresses$35,410$30,580$209
30Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,590$29,922$154
31Retail Salespersons$32,290$28,074−$0
32Cashiers$31,330$27,302−$64
33Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,940$26,989−$90
34Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,620$25,125−$246