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

The median hourly wage is $49.82. The middle half earn between $37.90 and $53.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Pensacola, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.83 an hour ($57,890 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $37.90.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Pensacola or Miami?

Miami pays more: the median is $103,630 in Pensacola and $108,170 in Miami, a 4% difference.

How does Pensacola pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Pensacola median of $103,630 is 1% less than the Florida median of $104,730.

Elevator mechanic salary in Pensacola, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL area earn a median of $103,630 a year, or $49.82 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $126,770 a year. That's 1% less than the Florida median of $104,730.

Median yearly pay$103,630

Bottom 10% under$57,890Top 10% over$126,770

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $27.83/hr
Jobs in this area: 130
After cost of living: $106,050
Median hourly pay: $49.82/hr
vs U.S. median: −6%
vs Florida median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37860, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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	$57,890–$78,840$27.83–$37.90/hr
Mechanic	$103,630$49.82/hr
Top earners	$110,800–$126,770$53.27–$60.95/hr

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

How Pensacola, FL compares

Pensacola ranks 5th of 6 Florida metro areas for elevator mechanic pay.
Elevator mechanics are more concentrated in the Pensacola area than nationally: 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 4.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $126,770, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $57,890: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Pensacola, FL?: Elevator mechanics in the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, FL area earn a median of $103,630 a year, or $49.82 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $126,770 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Pensacola, FL?: The median hourly wage is $49.82. The middle half earn between $37.90 and $53.27 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Pensacola, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $27.83 an hour ($57,890 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $37.90.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Pensacola or Miami?: Miami pays more: the median is $103,630 in Pensacola and $108,170 in Miami, a 4% difference.
How does Pensacola pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Pensacola median of $103,630 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 37860 (Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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 (97.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures