Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division is chief executive with an average annual salary of $203,930. The second highest paying job is nurse anesthetists (average salary $174,520). The salary and the employment information in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$203,930	$53,210	1,720
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$174,520	$65,560	40
3	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$132,760	$43,200	50
4	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$131,430	$68,400	180
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,250	$73,410	1,670
6	Financial Managers	$127,870	$66,560	2,410
7	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$126,840	$45,110	190
8	Sales Managers	$120,340	$68,320	2,080
9	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$116,920	$78,340	450
10	Marketing Managers	$116,660	$60,200	900
11	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$114,520	$43,550	90
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$113,510	$66,940	470
13	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$112,750	$40,440	80
14	Purchasing Managers	$109,770	$72,570	270
15	Administrative Services Managers	$104,790	$53,410	1,150
16	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$103,900	$61,720	410
17	General and Operations Managers	$101,370	$49,560	10,380
18	Industrial Production Managers	$101,100	$75,680	370
19	Actuaries	$95,530	$66,550	30
20	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$94,690	$63,740	70
21	Materials Engineers	$92,230	$67,140	30
22	Transportation Inspectors	$91,090	$42,410	300
23	Training and Development Managers	$89,040	$45,000	230
24	Construction Managers	$85,940	$55,310	2,190
25	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$84,220	$57,600	90
26	Human Resources Managers	$84,150	$49,760	500
27	Other Education Administrators	$79,900	$47,800	130
28	Food Scientists and Technologists	$73,710	$31,560	0
29	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$71,960	$28,330	50
30	Genetic Counselors	$70,510	$31,770	0
31	Ship Engineers	$63,140	$42,540	100
32	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$61,470	$53,300	260
33	Preschool and Childcare Center Education Administrators	$59,150	$40,420	60
34	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	$59,120	$42,700	40
35	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$56,820	$34,890	2,090
36	Food Service Managers	$56,480	$36,740	960
37	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$55,640	$31,480	1,830
38	Environmental Engineering Technicians	$55,140	$31,520	30
39	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$53,400	$33,860	430
40	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$49,180	$27,640	2,170
41	Microbiologists	$47,000	$33,720	50
42	First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers	$46,350	$29,870	260
43	Flight Attendants	$45,550	$27,150	0
44	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$44,510	$32,790	50
45	Other Material Moving Workers	$44,420	$34,850	0
46	Fence Erectors	$44,090	$30,630	0
47	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$44,080	$36,570	0
48	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$43,400	$26,540	1,020
49	Social Science Research Assistants	$43,220	$26,980	30
50	Agricultural Inspectors	$42,630	$28,340	40
51	Other Designers	$41,920	$20,860	0
52	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$41,500	$32,350	0
53	Legislators	$39,250	$20,930	100
54	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$38,510	$23,420	0
55	Slot Supervisors	$38,410	$20,370	0
56	Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$37,950	$27,660	300
57	Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$37,640	$28,090	60
58	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$37,140	$23,850	950
59	Correspondence Clerks	$37,080	$29,060	30
60	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$36,580	$21,170	40
61	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,070	$26,550	0
62	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$35,910	$26,750	760
63	Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$35,660	$24,770	70
64	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$35,400	$25,410	40
65	All Occupations	$35,120	$19,050	819,050
66	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$34,260	$18,730	2,090
67	Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,160	$26,240	60
68	Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$33,610	$26,800	0
69	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$32,900	$23,680	30
70	Court Reporters	$32,850	$26,860	120
71	Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$32,070	$23,040	230
72	Judicial Law Clerks	$32,030	$26,400	50
73	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$30,870	$26,510	0
74	Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers	$30,860	$22,620	90
75	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$30,700	$25,540	40
76	Telephone Operators	$30,380	$22,030	40
77	Furniture Finishers	$30,250	$25,810	120
78	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$29,480	$19,010	870
79	Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$29,240	$20,080	40
80	All other assemblers and fabricators	$28,350	$18,790	4,410
81	Etchers and Engravers	$27,920	$24,500	30
82	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$27,490	$21,590	0
83	Dietetic Technicians	$27,410	$20,630	190
84	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$27,220	$21,680	70
85	Tour and Travel Guides	$25,490	$19,400	110
86	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$24,860	$19,150	90
87	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$23,720	$17,940	80
88	Tour Guides and Escorts	$23,250	$18,780	100
89	All Other Cooks	$22,860	$17,620	120
90	Survey Researchers	$22,810	$20,490	0
91	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants	$22,610	$19,940	40
92	Shampooers	$21,880	$19,590	0
93	Animal Trainers	$21,230	$18,090	120
94	Other Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers	$20,900	$17,720	100
95	Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$17,970	$16,560	0

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