Recruiter salary in Ocala, FL

Pay in Ocala against Florida and the US

The middle half of recruiters in Ocala earns $51,940–$89,830. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $107,830, only 2.4 times the bottom tenth, against 2.7 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $37,890 wide, against $39,150 across Florida and $40,770 nationally: employers in Ocala pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $21,750 a year in pay and about $28,065 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $16,140 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Ocala, and the Florida statewide median of $66,410 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Ocala

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $19,765 to the $68,080 median and brings it to $87,845 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Ocala

Of the 17 roles we track in Ocala, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($74,370) and executive assistants ($61,010). Project Coordinator is the highest at $82,580.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Ocala (-10.4%), between virtual receptionists (-9.6%) and data entry specialists (-10.5%). The typical role here is at -15.1%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost more in Ocala than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 4.1% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Ocala, 5.4% across Florida and 5.8% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 24 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $57,320 in Tallahassee to $76,230 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach, a gap of $18,910 a year. Of the 15 areas in Florida with more recruiters than Ocala, 11 pay less, the largest of them Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ($67,580), Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($65,580) and Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($65,430).

Ocala against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Ocala is #272 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Florida, Glens Falls and Sioux Falls pay just above Ocala and Columbia and Birmingham just below. All four are within $200 a year of the median in Ocala. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, one pays more.

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