How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in North Port, FL?

The median hourly wage is $50.06. The middle half earn between $35.51 and $52.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in North Port, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.37 an hour ($56,930 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.51.

Do elevator mechanics make more in North Port or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $104,130 in North Port and $108,170 in Miami, a 4% difference.

How does North Port pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The North Port median of $104,130 is 1% less than the Florida median of $104,730.

Elevator mechanic salary in North Port, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL area earn a median of $104,130 a year, or $50.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $118,270 a year. Across all of Florida, the median is $104,730, so North Port pays 1% less than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$104,130

Bottom 10% under$56,930Top 10% over$118,270

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $27.37/hr
Jobs in this area: 100
After cost of living: $101,670
Median hourly pay: $50.06/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Florida median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 35840, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$56,930–$73,860$27.37–$35.51/hr
Mechanic	$104,130$50.06/hr
Top earners	$109,700–$118,270$52.74–$56.86/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How North Port, FL compares

North Port ranks 4th of 6 Florida metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the North Port area than nationally: 0.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.0 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $118,270, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $56,930: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in North Port, FL?: Elevator mechanics in the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL area earn a median of $104,130 a year, or $50.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $118,270 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in North Port, FL?: The median hourly wage is $50.06. The middle half earn between $35.51 and $52.74 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in North Port, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.37 an hour ($56,930 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $35.51.
Do elevator mechanics make more in North Port or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $104,130 in North Port and $108,170 in Miami, a 4% difference.
How does North Port pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The North Port median of $104,130 is 1% less than the Florida median of $104,730.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 35840 (North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (102.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures