Florida pay rankings
Rankings use the mean annual wage and include only occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Florida, so tiny occupations do not dominate the list.
Top 25 by mean annual wage| # | Occupation | Employment | Mean annual wage | Median annual wage |
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| 1 | Radiologists | 1,680 | $434,010 | $417,690 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | 2,530 | $422,780 | $465,370 |
| 3 | Surgeons, All Other | 2,260 | $391,060 | $429,990 |
| 4 | Psychiatrists | 1,930 | $328,060 | $316,200 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | 2,060 | $301,220 | $204,990 |
| 6 | Physicians, All Other | 23,390 | $267,380 | $262,180 |
| 7 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | 2,390 | $266,790 | $222,600 |
| 8 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 7,760 | $254,420 | $225,020 |
| 9 | Nurse Anesthetists | 4,600 | $239,830 | $210,570 |
| 10 | Dentists, General | 9,320 | $195,930 | $174,900 |
| 11 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | 1,380 | $186,200 | $186,040 |
| 12 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | 8,710 | $178,010 | $170,740 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 35,040 | $175,140 | $168,470 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | 48,910 | $169,990 | $153,280 |
| 15 | Personal Financial Advisors | 21,490 | $162,780 | $100,970 |
| 16 | Lawyers | 55,210 | $162,060 | $133,180 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | 24,820 | $159,010 | $142,620 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | 11,570 | $150,370 | $137,790 |
| 19 | Sales Managers | 46,480 | $150,120 | $131,900 |
| 20 | Commercial Pilots | 6,340 | $145,320 | $121,890 |
| 21 | Air Traffic Controllers | 1,950 | $144,140 | $147,530 |
| 22 | Optometrists | 2,350 | $143,020 | $151,670 |
| 23 | Database Architects | 1,810 | $142,270 | $138,320 |
| 24 | Purchasing Managers | 3,960 | $141,140 | $133,410 |
| 25 | Veterinarians | 5,360 | $139,760 | $131,660 |
Top 25 by number of jobs| # | Occupation | Employment | Mean annual wage |
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| 1 | Retail Salespersons | 333,460 | $36,000 |
| 2 | General and Operations Managers | 236,290 | $126,940 |
| 3 | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 235,400 | $30,940 |
| 4 | Registered Nurses | 229,940 | $90,650 |
| 5 | Customer Service Representatives | 228,000 | $43,950 |
| 6 | Waiters and Waitresses | 207,180 | $41,840 |
| 7 | Cashiers | 201,370 | $32,170 |
| 8 | Office Clerks, General | 189,700 | $46,530 |
| 9 | Stockers and Order Fillers | 171,380 | $38,360 |
| 10 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 164,400 | $40,260 |
| 11 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 131,900 | $35,060 |
| 12 | Cooks, Restaurant | 124,040 | $38,320 |
| 13 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 112,920 | $54,850 |
| 14 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 111,530 | $48,750 |
| 15 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 107,650 | $73,070 |
| 16 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 104,000 | $48,730 |
| 17 | Nursing Assistants | 96,960 | $39,160 |
| 18 | Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | 96,000 | $43,720 |
| 19 | Security Guards | 95,370 | $37,610 |
| 20 | First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 93,850 | $70,380 |
| 21 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 92,920 | $75,920 |
| 22 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 91,500 | $46,600 |
| 23 | Accountants and Auditors | 91,000 | $88,210 |
| 24 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 90,170 | $34,590 |
| 25 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 88,670 | $52,590 |
Lowest 25 by mean annual wage (1,000+ jobs)| # | Occupation | Employment | Mean annual wage |
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| 1 | Fast Food and Counter Workers | 235,400 | $30,940 |
| 2 | Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | 9,300 | $31,150 |
| 3 | Parking Attendants | 17,670 | $31,890 |
| 4 | Cashiers | 201,370 | $32,170 |
| 5 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 38,860 | $32,210 |
| 6 | Cooks, Fast Food | 22,600 | $32,230 |
| 7 | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 45,540 | $32,300 |
| 8 | Dishwashers | 40,480 | $32,450 |
| 9 | Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | 2,130 | $32,500 |
| 10 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 37,100 | $33,170 |
| 11 | Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers | 14,150 | $33,240 |
| 12 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 9,180 | $33,630 |
| 13 | Funeral Attendants | 1,700 | $33,680 |
| 14 | Passenger Attendants | 2,590 | $33,740 |
| 15 | School Bus Monitors | 4,080 | $34,290 |
| 16 | Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | 54,530 | $34,420 |
| 17 | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | 19,240 | $34,530 |
| 18 | Cooks, Short Order | 5,050 | $34,570 |
| 19 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 90,170 | $34,590 |
| 20 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 4,430 | $34,610 |
| 21 | Telemarketers | 9,760 | $34,690 |
| 22 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 24,920 | $34,730 |
| 23 | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 2,310 | $34,740 |
| 24 | Sewing Machine Operators | 6,790 | $34,750 |
| 25 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 79,550 | $34,900 |