Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $232,980. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $215,400.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

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

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$232,980	$85,720	1,590
2	General Pediatricians	$215,400	$157,690	0
3	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$212,370	$141,960	1,410
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$211,030	$124,730	720
5	Chief Executives	$210,440	$85,500	1,940
6	Other Physical Scientists	$203,070	$84,310	90
7	Psychiatrists	$195,320	$55,240	230
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,400	$103,480	1,150
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,330	$125,860	150
10	General Dentists	$155,770	$102,890	780
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,620	$98,210	3,550
12	Air Traffic Controllers	$139,740	$83,470	150
13	Marketing Managers	$135,450	$77,620	2,260
14	Financial Managers	$132,550	$78,020	4,500
15	Purchasing Managers	$131,820	$76,590	490
16	Actuaries	$131,530	$86,070	180
17	Pharmacists	$130,820	$67,840	3,130
18	Medical Dosimetrists	$130,480	$127,460	30
19	Database Architects	$129,140	$68,640	250
20	Aerospace Engineers	$127,710	$77,660	920
21	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$126,650	$52,040	70
22	Lawyers	$126,380	$56,300	5,040
23	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$125,110	$58,770	310
24	Sales Managers	$124,150	$56,460	3,700
25	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$122,680	$80,920	250
26	Computer Hardware Engineers	$118,140	$80,460	410
27	Computer Network Architects	$117,710	$64,680	1,200
28	Human Resources Managers	$114,990	$75,580	1,180
29	Sales Engineers	$114,700	$59,990	350
30	Physician Assistants	$111,330	$47,890	1,090
31	Information Security Analysts	$108,760	$62,910	1,490
32	Software Developers	$107,040	$64,580	11,240
33	Other Psychologists	$106,950	$70,140	130
34	Industrial Production Managers	$106,550	$63,430	830
35	Nurse Practitioners	$106,450	$87,340	1,840
36	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$105,640	$61,660	60
37	All Other Managers	$105,580	$62,230	3,130
38	Veterinarians	$105,410	$66,640	480
39	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$105,210	$74,270	100
40	Fundraising Managers	$104,770	$61,120	120
41	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$103,720	$77,090	50
42	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$103,170	$76,230	770
43	Electrical Engineers	$102,660	$62,210	1,310
44	Training and Development Managers	$102,140	$65,000	450
45	Optometrists	$101,670	$61,930	260
46	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,430	$61,310	3,880
47	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$101,150	$52,580	270
48	Administrative Services Managers	$100,720	$55,460	1,460
49	Construction Managers	$99,990	$61,010	3,570
50	Industrial Engineers	$98,860	$64,150	2,190
51	Computer Programmers	$98,710	$54,090	880
52	Physical Therapists	$98,390	$64,880	1,470
53	Public Relations Managers	$97,390	$60,240	390
54	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,360	$49,450	1,080
55	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,280	$56,020	4,650
56	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$95,470	$72,520	0
57	Transportation Inspectors	$94,900	$48,350	340
58	Computer Occupations, All Other	$94,170	$45,680	1,880
59	Mechanical Engineers	$93,110	$60,270	1,400
60	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$92,760	$42,000	30
61	General and Operations Managers	$92,230	$44,180	21,510
62	Database Administrators	$92,000	$52,040	780
63	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$91,250	$76,960	50
64	Art Directors	$91,230	$49,670	280
65	Occupational Therapists	$90,210	$65,680	830
66	Engineers, All Other	$89,450	$60,580	1,600
67	Legislators	$89,050	$28,960	50
68	Financial Risk Specialists	$87,340	$53,580	490
69	Facilities Managers	$86,780	$53,660	950
70	Commercial Pilots	$86,510	$24,480	650
71	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$85,870	$40,010	2,090
72	Materials Engineers	$85,450	$59,890	60
73	Epidemiologists	$84,190	$78,460	40
74	Economists	$84,120	$54,720	80
75	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,070	$52,470	3,240
76	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$83,790	$65,020	1,270
77	Biomedical Engineers	$83,030	$49,040	40
78	Radiation Therapists	$82,820	$61,280	140
79	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,770	$49,680	1,590
80	Project Management Specialists	$82,440	$49,980	9,360
81	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,160	$50,490	1,060
82	Management Analysts	$81,990	$43,550	6,530
83	Data Scientists	$81,850	$57,190	1,110
84	Operations Research Analysts	$81,760	$40,160	980
85	School Psychologists	$81,760	$50,890	260
86	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$81,550	$52,360	830
87	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$81,520	$47,350	510
88	Audiologists	$81,400	$59,120	30
89	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$81,120	$65,830	190
90	Natural Sciences Managers	$80,830	$52,510	350
91	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$80,640	$61,170	1,040
92	Other Teachers and Instructors	$80,630	$48,030	3,860
93	All Other Special Education Teachers	$80,540	$39,630	710
94	Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$80,440	$35,730	480
95	Civil Engineers	$80,280	$61,400	2,460
96	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$80,080	$53,080	1,920
97	Emergency Management Directors	$79,970	$50,020	50
98	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$79,860	$49,210	680
99	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$79,650	$59,810	360
100	Chiropractors	$79,460	$63,800	410

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$207,510
2	Psychiatrists	$200,260
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$169,660
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,470
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,650
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$135,240
7	General Dentists	$131,850
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,770
9	Actuaries	$131,180
10	Pharmacists	$127,230

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$202,710
2	Chief Executives	$191,090
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$188,480
4	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$186,550
5	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$162,330
6	General Pediatricians	$156,890
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,010
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$134,040
9	Purchasing Managers	$129,500
10	Pharmacists	$124,740

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Physical Scientists	$203,070
2	Surgeons, Except Ophthalmologists	$200,830
3	Chief Executives	$176,560
4	General Dentists	$159,630
5	General Pediatricians	$155,010
6	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$151,820
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,510
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,900
9	Pharmacists	$123,560
10	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$123,430

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