Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $217,350. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $216,990.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Jacksonville, FL has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Jacksonville, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$217,350	$185,230	70
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$216,990	$66,310	610
3	Psychiatrists	$194,360	$54,970	130
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,560	$165,770	380
5	Chief Executives	$170,190	$77,210	1,280
6	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$162,310	$99,310	140
7	General Dentists	$158,760	$62,400	640
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$152,360	$83,100	390
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,080	$104,410	460
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$137,840	$81,730	100
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,220	$88,490	1,820
12	Marketing Managers	$134,260	$71,000	1,030
13	Financial Managers	$133,230	$74,050	3,240
14	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$133,110	$89,340	80
15	Pharmacists	$127,280	$50,930	1,490
16	Sales Managers	$125,810	$59,690	1,900
17	Purchasing Managers	$125,300	$67,570	220
18	Database Architects	$125,000	$63,600	150
19	Podiatrists	$124,040	$40,700	40
20	Sales Engineers	$116,150	$51,580	140
21	Computer Network Architects	$114,410	$63,750	530
22	All Other Managers	$111,510	$58,770	1,710
23	Nurse Practitioners	$110,990	$81,200	1,570
24	Human Resources Managers	$110,890	$74,080	650
25	Information Security Analysts	$110,330	$65,610	1,080
26	Commercial Pilots	$109,940	$54,790	240
27	Lawyers	$108,980	$63,900	3,200
28	Physician Assistants	$108,490	$37,210	1,260
29	Optometrists	$108,010	$53,640	110
30	Software Developers	$106,950	$68,040	5,300
31	Industrial Production Managers	$105,250	$59,410	600
32	Database Administrators	$104,890	$55,160	480
33	Ship Engineers	$104,280	$75,390	380
34	Other Psychologists	$103,790	$63,480	40
35	Veterinarians	$102,240	$66,310	460
36	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,670	$60,120	2,410
37	Aerospace Engineers	$100,650	$76,990	430
38	Public Relations Managers	$100,470	$59,320	240
39	Data Scientists	$100,120	$51,670	550
40	Electrical Engineers	$100,020	$63,190	410
41	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$99,910	$51,710	840
42	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$99,900	$78,360	330
43	Actuaries	$99,730	$65,270	110
44	Fundraising Managers	$99,210	$64,130	60
45	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$98,980	$63,450	50
46	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$98,930	$47,850	160
47	Civil Engineers	$98,610	$61,400	1,370
48	Administrative Services Managers	$98,280	$51,070	890
49	Environmental Engineers	$97,510	$60,840	170
50	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$97,090	$61,360	530
51	Physical Therapists	$96,520	$58,150	1,130
52	Power Plant Operators	$96,500	$35,960	90
53	Training and Development Managers	$96,390	$62,990	220
54	Chiropractors	$96,190	$62,850	220
55	Financial Risk Specialists	$96,050	$57,420	570
56	Emergency Management Directors	$95,400	$52,940	30
57	Computer Occupations, All Other	$95,220	$47,630	1,670
58	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$94,490	$44,810	60
59	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$94,470	$66,510	650
60	Materials Engineers	$94,370	$70,620	60
61	Construction Managers	$93,620	$54,330	2,540
62	Occupational Therapists	$92,910	$72,000	690
63	Engineers, All Other	$92,580	$48,340	480
64	General and Operations Managers	$92,500	$45,550	13,240
65	Project Management Specialists	$91,660	$53,160	4,860
66	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$90,500	$50,510	360
67	Computer Programmers	$90,270	$54,980	500
68	Industrial Engineers	$89,440	$59,820	1,020
69	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$87,940	$39,520	30
70	Computer Systems Analysts	$87,670	$53,040	2,580
71	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$87,630	$54,300	870
72	Mechanical Engineers	$86,050	$59,520	680
73	Speech-Language Pathologists	$85,970	$62,140	520
74	Art Directors	$85,920	$56,760	100
75	Facilities Managers	$85,860	$44,340	420
76	Statisticians	$85,280	$45,950	40
77	Natural Sciences Managers	$85,270	$50,750	270
78	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,240	$48,920	1,450
79	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$83,040	$63,520	740
80	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$82,710	$58,030	100
81	Credit Analysts	$82,490	$50,710	600
82	Web Developers	$81,950	$47,560	230
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$81,940	$41,720	1,250
84	Epidemiologists	$81,340	$63,120	30
85	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$81,240	$65,960	140
86	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$80,890	$44,240	850
87	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$80,770	$47,800	1,530
88	Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$80,620	$35,840	60
89	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$80,450	$48,690	500
90	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$80,270	$29,960	130
91	Dental Hygienists	$80,260	$59,330	980
92	Personal Financial Advisors	$79,870	$38,400	2,640
93	Management Analysts	$79,680	$45,550	5,650
94	Financial Examiners	$79,590	$47,440	360
95	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$78,880	$48,670	60
96	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$78,790	$44,660	120
97	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$78,770	$53,010	230
98	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$78,470	$47,460	130
99	Registered Nurses	$78,420	$61,980	17,440
100	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$78,130	$60,610	1,210

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$196,030
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$167,710
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$165,870
4	Air Traffic Controllers	$146,410
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,290
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$127,960
7	Podiatrists	$127,740
8	Pharmacists	$126,920
9	Database Architects	$124,980
10	Financial Managers	$124,450

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$197,030
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$181,550
3	General Dentists	$172,210
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$158,340
5	Air Traffic Controllers	$142,680
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,510
7	Marketing Managers	$126,110
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,630
9	Pharmacists	$121,750
10	Optometrists	$119,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$207,220
2	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$206,460
3	General Dentists	$188,910
4	Chief Executives	$171,900
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$154,450
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$132,200
7	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$126,930
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,840
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$121,510
10	Pharmacists	$119,340

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