Florida
State · 2024 BLS OEWS data
$51,770
Median Annual Wage
+36% since 2014
9,500,000
Total Workers
761
Occupations Tracked
Florida is a State with 761 tracked occupations and an estimated 9,500,000 total workers. Wages grew an average of 37.3% from 2014 to 2024, with Computer and Mathematical Occupations and Management Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physicians | $220,500 |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $220,350 |
| Physicists | $209,020 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $197,940 |
| Pediatricians, General | $195,100 |
| Acupuncturists | $183,530 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,680 |
| Neurologists | $165,860 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $164,620 |
| Dentists, General | $162,870 |
Job Market Trends
2014 → 2024
+37.3%
avg wage growth since 2014
+25.5%
employment change since 2014
Fastest Wage Growth
| Costume Attendants Personal Care and Service Occupations |
+209.6%
$19,080 → $59,070
|
| Occupational Therapy Aides Healthcare Support Occupations |
+155.4%
$27,670 → $70,660
|
| Biochemists and Biophysicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
+153.8%
$58,670 → $148,880
|
| Tax Preparers Business and Financial Operations Occupations |
+142.3%
$20,140 → $48,790
|
| Agricultural Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations |
+133.7%
$42,020 → $98,180
|
Most Jobs Added
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+900.0%
180 → 1,940
|
| Airfield Operations Specialists Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+800.0%
390 → 3,670
|
| Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations |
+700.0%
1,300 → 10,630
|
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles Construction and Extraction Occupations |
+700.0%
170 → 1,390
|
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Production Occupations |
+600.0%
590 → 4,450
|
Wage Declines
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-40.7%
$94,830 → $56,190
|
| Sociologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-36.9%
$63,410 → $40,000
|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-36.0%
$88,390 → $56,580
|
| Conservation Scientists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations |
-32.9%
$78,760 → $52,820
|
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
-30.6%
$81,450 → $56,560
|
Wage Trends in Florida
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $51,770 |
| 2023 | $49,140 |
| 2022 | $47,260 |
| 2021 | $46,640 |
| 2020 | $43,370 |
| 2019 | $42,600 |
| 2018 | $41,540 |
| 2017 | $40,300 |
| 2016 | $39,900 |
| 2015 | $38,400 |
| 2014 | $38,080 |
Metro Areas in Florida
BLS tracks 24 metropolitan statistical areas within this state.
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Gainesville, FL
Homosassa Springs, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Naples-Marco Island, FL
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
Ocala, FL
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
Palm Coast, FL
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
Port St. Lucie, FL
Punta Gorda, FL
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
Sebring, FL
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
The Villages, FL
Wildwood-The Villages, FL