Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $238,730. The second highest-paying jobs are those of psychiatrist, with an average salary of $226,020.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$238,730	$160,160	70
2	Psychiatrists	$226,020	$54,340	40
3	Chief Executives	$194,610	$74,800	430
4	General Pediatricians	$178,930	$110,130	30
5	General Dentists	$172,120	$96,890	140
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,910	$119,770	780
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$165,740	$97,830	750
8	Marketing Managers	$145,540	$73,920	290
9	Computer Hardware Engineers	$135,700	$66,910	490
10	Financial Managers	$134,520	$65,890	670
11	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$133,360	$79,180	140
12	Purchasing Managers	$131,580	$96,460	170
13	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$131,000	$82,580	40
14	All Other Managers	$130,620	$64,660	650
15	Pharmacists	$127,940	$72,280	570
16	Database Architects	$127,490	$69,260	50
17	Sales Managers	$126,550	$59,010	560
18	Training and Development Managers	$125,990	$75,040	40
19	Human Resources Managers	$125,930	$76,840	190
20	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$124,990	$49,900	0
21	Aerospace Engineers	$123,530	$79,350	1,380
22	Engineers, All Other	$122,990	$65,810	1,200
23	Veterinarians	$121,070	$77,720	130
24	Industrial Production Managers	$120,290	$68,280	320
25	Physician Assistants	$117,620	$76,970	220
26	Sales Engineers	$117,180	$44,850	80
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$116,960	$53,800	200
28	Other Physical Scientists	$114,030	$82,580	60
29	Nurse Practitioners	$113,350	$98,650	680
30	Software Developers	$108,870	$78,440	4,290
31	Materials Engineers	$108,160	$70,500	90
32	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$107,390	$42,620	90
33	Optometrists	$106,350	$54,800	40
34	Lawyers	$106,000	$57,260	680
35	Electrical Engineers	$104,800	$64,330	720
36	Database Administrators	$104,650	$52,640	150
37	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$104,190	$79,480	750
38	Data Scientists	$102,680	$64,130	150
39	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$102,490	$64,000	30
40	Computer Network Architects	$101,570	$76,730	530
41	Project Management Specialists	$101,050	$50,610	2,470
42	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$101,040	$72,770	140
43	Natural Sciences Managers	$99,990	$51,650	100
44	Industrial Engineers	$99,270	$65,590	1,630
45	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$98,990	$59,070	30
46	Computer Systems Analysts	$98,850	$62,030	930
47	Civil Engineers	$98,850	$58,600	600
48	Mechanical Engineers	$98,180	$64,620	1,100
49	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	$97,700	$51,610	720
50	Physical Therapists	$96,970	$59,560	390
51	Information Security Analysts	$96,570	$65,080	510
52	Administrative Services Managers	$96,110	$54,610	150
53	General and Operations Managers	$96,010	$41,810	4,200
54	Construction Managers	$95,540	$64,740	570
55	Public Relations Managers	$95,380	$52,920	90
56	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,030	$61,050	750
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,010	$58,460	660
58	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$95,010	$62,440	50
59	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$94,080	$51,710	120
60	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$93,050	$48,870	430
61	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$90,440	$66,660	70
62	Facilities Managers	$87,980	$49,980	140
63	Chemists	$87,900	$51,550	50
64	Commercial Pilots	$86,590	$51,370	190
65	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$85,180	$40,290	70
66	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,000	$55,580	360
67	Real Estate Brokers	$82,950	$48,710	50
68	Operations Research Analysts	$82,800	$51,070	190
69	Management Analysts	$82,620	$53,250	1,160
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$82,580	$47,900	600
71	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,760	$40,800	420
72	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$81,450	$41,130	30
73	Computer Programmers	$81,120	$51,910	170
74	Environmental Engineers	$80,950	$34,680	50
75	Other Engineering Technicians	$80,880	$39,000	200
76	Occupational Therapists	$80,550	$60,210	240
77	Web Developers	$80,330	$47,040	100
78	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$80,030	$47,750	60
79	Logisticians	$80,000	$47,340	640
80	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$79,950	$64,600	50
81	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$79,910	$55,740	30
82	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$79,170	$38,570	240
83	Financial Analysts	$79,140	$61,450	690
84	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$79,090	$37,440	440
85	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$79,030	$61,120	150
86	Budget Analysts	$78,940	$48,600	150
87	Technical Writers	$78,870	$52,250	140
88	Dental Hygienists	$78,740	$59,490	370
89	Chiropractors	$78,260	$39,280	80
90	Other Business Operations Specialists	$77,770	$38,400	1,510
91	Transportation Inspectors	$77,750	$62,380	60
92	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$76,760	$46,940	70
93	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$76,220	$37,810	120
94	Credit Analysts	$76,020	$56,530	40
95	Compliance Officers	$76,010	$39,750	700
96	Registered Nurses	$75,940	$51,850	4,740
97	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$75,660	$59,590	270
98	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$75,500	$41,630	1,260
99	Other Education Administrators	$75,280	$38,000	40
100	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$74,820	$55,080	90

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$169,710
2	General Dentists	$165,820
3	Chief Executives	$159,000
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,730
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,730
6	Sales Engineers	$133,620
7	Pharmacists	$128,180
8	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$127,880
9	Marketing Managers	$127,240
10	Purchasing Managers	$125,820

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$202,190
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$148,220
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$143,990
4	Marketing Managers	$142,730
5	Human Resources Managers	$138,990
6	Pharmacists	$128,020
7	Purchasing Managers	$126,260
8	Chief Executives	$125,020
9	Physicists	$119,410
10	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$119,370

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$198,990
2	General Pediatricians	$155,250
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$145,850
4	Sales Engineers	$143,470
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$138,350
6	Pharmacists	$125,220
7	Human Resources Managers	$123,610
8	Purchasing Managers	$120,880
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$117,570
10	Physician Assistants	$114,640

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