State salary index

Salaries in Florida

Median annual wages for 200 occupations in Florida, ranked from highest to lowest. Click any occupation for the full wage distribution and how Florida compares with the other states.

Occupations ranked by median pay

Top 100 of 200 occupations with published data.

#	Occupation	Median annual	Employment
1	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$473,750	580
2	Anesthesiologists	$465,370	2,530
3	Surgeons, All Other	$429,990	2,260
4	Radiologists	$417,690	1,680
5	Cardiologists	$414,910	920
6	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$399,440	580
7	Neurologists	$322,750	520
8	Psychiatrists	$316,200	1,930
9	Physicians, Pathologists	$313,510	370
10	Physicians, All Other	$262,180	23,390
11	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$233,050	—
12	Family Medicine Physicians	$227,700	—
13	Physicists	$225,390	340
14	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$225,020	7,760
15	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$222,600	2,390
16	Nurse Anesthetists	$210,570	4,600
17	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$204,990	2,060
18	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$186,040	1,380
19	Pediatricians, General	$182,010	700
20	Dentists, General	$174,900	9,320
21	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$170,740	8,710
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$168,470	35,040
23	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$157,390	370
24	Medical Dosimetrists	$153,490	320
25	Financial Managers	$153,280	48,910
26	Optometrists	$151,670	2,350
27	Air Traffic Controllers	$147,530	1,950
28	Marketing Managers	$142,620	24,820
29	Podiatrists	$138,340	870
30	Database Architects	$138,320	1,810
31	Human Resources Managers	$137,790	11,570
32	Pharmacists	$135,970	21,540
33	Nuclear Technicians	$135,550	60
34	Nuclear Engineers	$135,400	120
35	Psychologists, All Other	$134,690	910
36	Computer Hardware Engineers	$134,160	3,290
37	Purchasing Managers	$133,410	3,960
38	Lawyers	$133,180	55,210
39	Computer Network Architects	$132,800	9,370
40	Actuaries	$132,110	1,300
41	Sales Managers	$131,900	46,480
42	Physical Scientists, All Other	$131,690	340
43	Veterinarians	$131,660	5,360
44	Software Developers	$130,980	87,890
45	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$130,640	370
46	Ship Engineers	$130,480	1,260
47	Physician Assistants	$129,620	9,310
48	Nurse Practitioners	$129,510	21,790
49	Aerospace Engineers	$129,280	3,250
50	Chemical Plant and System Operators	$128,830	60
51	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$127,960	1,670
52	Public Relations Managers	$127,550	2,990
53	Nurse Midwives	$127,460	460
54	Sales Engineers	$125,530	2,410
55	Information Security Analysts	$124,860	14,220
56	Commercial Pilots	$121,890	6,340
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,360	42,700
58	Industrial Production Managers	$119,870	9,480
59	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$119,810	1,070
60	Materials Engineers	$118,780	690
61	Training and Development Managers	$118,290	3,550
62	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$117,500	50
63	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$116,860	5,280
64	Environmental Engineers	$116,840	1,800
65	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$115,960	270
66	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$115,920	570
67	Data Scientists	$115,820	10,240
68	Construction Managers	$113,130	34,010
69	Natural Sciences Managers	$112,220	4,370
70	Chemical Engineers	$109,000	230
71	Managers, All Other	$108,890	37,820
72	Statisticians	$108,040	550
73	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$107,700	19,840
74	Engineers, All Other	$105,410	8,600
75	Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,370	13,710
76	Electrical Engineers	$104,780	9,220
77	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$104,730	2,790
78	Database Administrators	$104,120	3,810
79	Soil and Plant Scientists	$103,240	270
80	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$102,880	350
81	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,720	720
82	Economists	$102,430	500
83	Materials Scientists	$102,340	200
84	Genetic Counselors	$102,330	100
85	Computer Systems Analysts	$101,900	35,270
86	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$101,790	770
87	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,780	910
88	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$101,730	900
89	Industrial Engineers	$101,610	14,050
90	General and Operations Managers	$101,580	236,290
91	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,570	—
92	Transportation Inspectors	$101,470	1,630
93	Food Scientists and Technologists	$101,160	170
94	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$101,060	260
95	Physical Therapists	$101,040	16,290
96	Personal Financial Advisors	$100,970	21,490
97	Radiation Therapists	$100,920	1,280
98	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$100,880	9,900
99	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$100,210	10,320
100	Speech-Language Pathologists	$99,990	10,080

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Retrieved 2026-10-25. bls.gov/oes