Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $222,210. The second highest-paying jobs are those of all other physicians, with an average salary of $221,580.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$222,210	$63,480	1,630
2	All Other Physicians	$221,580	$48,790	8,730
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$220,360	$50,640	1,440
4	Psychiatrists	$200,490	$56,700	1,100
5	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$196,780	$48,710	0
6	Chief Executives	$184,750	$70,250	5,110
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,960	$145,000	1,210
8	General Pediatricians	$168,110	$126,740	330
9	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$166,930	$125,070	4,100
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,330	$125,860	380
11	Air Traffic Controllers	$144,820	$82,640	800
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,500	$98,140	6,580
13	General Dentists	$140,600	$55,310	2,450
14	Commercial Pilots	$138,480	$59,630	3,180
15	Financial Managers	$137,410	$79,960	10,700
16	Database Architects	$134,870	$82,070	500
17	Pharmacists	$133,900	$66,720	6,190
18	Medical Dosimetrists	$133,190	$101,760	30
19	Marketing Managers	$132,160	$65,990	4,300
20	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$132,100	$89,510	1,870
21	Computer Hardware Engineers	$129,130	$69,850	220
22	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$128,410	$83,060	200
23	Fundraising Managers	$126,790	$68,380	230
24	Purchasing Managers	$126,720	$75,940	960
25	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$126,500	$43,120	2,080
26	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$125,610	$94,940	1,710
27	Sales Managers	$124,740	$61,570	9,110
28	Data Scientists	$123,750	$58,350	2,640
29	Physician Assistants	$123,030	$49,020	1,930
30	Human Resources Managers	$123,020	$74,990	2,560
31	Actuaries	$121,980	$70,990	100
32	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$120,950	$67,250	260
33	All Other Managers	$120,640	$64,260	5,840
34	Nuclear Engineers	$120,440	$83,840	100
35	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,940	$77,470	100
36	Veterinarians	$116,600	$52,610	970
37	Information Security Analysts	$110,490	$62,480	2,310
38	Computer Network Architects	$110,100	$65,840	1,710
39	Economists	$109,910	$74,950	50
40	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$109,860	$78,100	2,550
41	Training and Development Managers	$109,510	$66,730	660
42	Chemical Engineers	$109,400	$62,500	40
43	Construction Managers	$108,850	$64,560	5,960
44	Software Developers	$108,830	$51,390	17,330
45	Lawyers	$108,320	$59,170	26,680
46	Nurse Practitioners	$107,510	$30,850	5,450
47	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,080	$63,320	10,140
48	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$105,080	$29,420	700
49	Database Administrators	$104,330	$57,060	1,230
50	Public Relations Managers	$103,780	$64,750	1,100
51	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,500	$60,060	3,580
52	Ship Engineers	$102,660	$68,710	470
53	Aerospace Engineers	$102,620	$79,150	890
54	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$102,550	$47,470	470
55	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$102,460	$38,360	7,190
56	Computer Programmers	$101,980	$56,150	1,150
57	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$101,910	$53,790	140
58	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,720	$52,410	3,180
59	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$101,710	$80,290	2,730
60	Genetic Counselors	$101,440	$53,050	50
61	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$100,790	$51,900	2,140
62	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$100,730	$78,670	880
63	Personal Financial Advisors	$100,610	$46,420	8,360
64	Other Physical Scientists	$100,530	$48,220	60
65	Other Psychologists	$100,530	$49,250	190
66	Industrial Engineers	$100,120	$63,150	3,090
67	Financial Risk Specialists	$99,990	$52,950	970
68	Administrative Services Managers	$99,830	$46,880	3,350
69	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$99,670	$50,090	750
70	Industrial Production Managers	$99,570	$34,650	1,550
71	Sales Engineers	$98,660	$46,800	600
72	Audiologists	$98,020	$68,380	90
73	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,660	$53,300	6,330
74	Lodging Managers	$97,610	$50,340	710
75	Speech-Language Pathologists	$96,870	$62,120	1,720
76	Biomedical Engineers	$96,630	$61,340	200
77	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$96,450	$27,030	540
78	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$95,540	$45,230	80
79	Electrical Engineers	$95,260	$58,340	1,240
80	Emergency Management Directors	$95,200	$51,340	170
81	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$94,970	$49,070	1,090
82	Facilities Managers	$94,400	$52,170	1,930
83	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$94,390	$45,760	150
84	Gaming Managers	$94,120	$61,880	100
85	Occupational Therapists	$93,430	$75,360	1,910
86	Soil and Plant Scientists	$91,930	$62,330	50
87	Mechanical Engineers	$89,980	$58,180	1,470
88	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$89,910	$60,320	250
89	General and Operations Managers	$89,510	$41,580	55,150
90	Physical Therapists	$89,440	$31,930	4,560
91	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$89,420	$38,090	160
92	Materials Engineers	$88,490	$58,780	110
93	Other Specialists Dentists	$87,350	$52,530	120
94	Physicians, Pathologists	$87,010	$66,310	530
95	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,440	$55,410	5,560
96	Epidemiologists	$85,290	$49,920	80
97	Transportation Inspectors	$85,280	$37,960	680
98	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$84,860	$58,800	19,340
99	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$84,640	$50,490	430
100	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$83,930	$43,110	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$190,810
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$176,510
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,860
4	Air Traffic Controllers	$141,790
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,270
6	Financial Managers	$128,790
7	Medical Dosimetrists	$128,190
8	Marketing Managers	$127,240
9	Physician Assistants	$127,240
10	Pharmacists	$127,150

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$186,650
2	General Dentists	$172,640
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$170,110
4	General Pediatricians	$164,490
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,330
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$159,950
7	Lawyers	$148,120
8	Air Traffic Controllers	$144,930
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$144,650
10	Financial Managers	$130,080

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$198,660
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$193,920
3	Psychiatrists	$181,900
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$180,190
5	Chief Executives	$176,690
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,670
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$149,890
8	General Pediatricians	$148,350
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,580
10	Air Traffic Controllers	$138,310

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