Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL are those of sales engineer, with an average annual salary of $183,790. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $175,380.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Sales Engineers	$183,790	$71,090	70
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$175,380	$143,480	150
3	Chief Executives	$166,610	$56,810	250
4	General Dentists	$157,460	$99,210	130
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$144,440	$100,680	90
6	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$131,120	$86,680	50
7	Pharmacists	$129,150	$62,560	440
8	Financial Managers	$125,520	$68,450	800
9	Optometrists	$122,420	$56,570	60
10	Industrial Production Managers	$121,660	$54,710	110
11	Computer Network Architects	$120,130	$69,430	90
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,500	$89,110	390
13	Nurse Practitioners	$116,720	$95,740	590
14	Marketing Managers	$112,200	$64,220	130
15	Human Resources Managers	$106,420	$72,860	110
16	Information Security Analysts	$105,610	$58,320	260
17	Veterinarians	$104,890	$76,390	110
18	Physician Assistants	$102,810	$44,690	180
19	Sales Managers	$101,660	$53,000	410
20	Public Relations Managers	$100,980	$49,950	40
21	All Other Managers	$100,320	$51,350	370
22	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$100,160	$81,990	70
23	Administrative Services Managers	$97,970	$54,500	190
24	Other Psychologists	$97,880	$75,030	40
25	Lawyers	$97,600	$54,400	980
26	Computer Programmers	$96,550	$54,660	80
27	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$96,460	$65,690	60
28	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$96,300	$37,710	40
29	Electrical Engineers	$95,410	$59,400	150
30	Natural Sciences Managers	$95,220	$50,840	60
31	Computer Occupations, All Other	$95,190	$57,160	530
32	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,460	$59,200	670
33	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$93,270	$47,340	130
34	Software Developers	$93,250	$59,820	1,160
35	Industrial Engineers	$93,040	$59,300	170
36	Facilities Managers	$92,580	$45,500	120
37	Physical Therapists	$92,440	$67,240	350
38	Computer Hardware Engineers	$91,330	$60,550	30
39	Mechanical Engineers	$91,230	$58,180	150
40	Construction Managers	$90,730	$49,390	480
41	Other Education Administrators	$90,500	$44,140	120
42	Chiropractors	$88,490	$46,870	60
43	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$85,110	$67,310	30
44	Occupational Therapists	$83,760	$63,660	220
45	Transportation Inspectors	$83,180	$59,850	30
46	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$83,150	$55,360	410
47	Engineers, All Other	$82,490	$44,530	100
48	Chemical Technicians	$82,260	$34,880	60
49	Speech-Language Pathologists	$81,360	$63,100	180
50	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,310	$52,350	640
51	Civil Engineers	$79,860	$52,220	150
52	General and Operations Managers	$77,920	$38,640	3,210
53	Training and Development Managers	$77,360	$55,880	30
54	Project Management Specialists	$77,110	$48,940	960
55	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$77,020	$48,970	220
56	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$77,010	$55,470	120
57	Dental Hygienists	$76,450	$60,800	260
58	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$75,990	$34,780	90
59	Personal Financial Advisors	$75,930	$35,140	280
60	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$75,600	$31,100	140
61	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$75,030	$56,530	40
62	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$74,980	$35,820	200
63	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$74,730	$43,370	380
64	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$74,350	$45,970	190
65	Chemists	$73,890	$47,340	60
66	Management Analysts	$73,360	$42,490	1,090
67	Financial Analysts	$72,810	$46,400	280
68	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$72,750	$46,480	110
69	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$72,650	$60,250	80
70	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$72,580	$45,560	160
71	Financial Risk Specialists	$71,980	$53,920	100
72	Commercial Pilots	$71,920	$52,000	150
73	Web Developers	$70,410	$36,130	40
74	Other Engineering Technicians	$69,990	$36,730	130
75	Other Financial Specialists	$69,310	$38,600	290
76	Logisticians	$67,500	$38,390	140
77	Other Teachers and Instructors	$67,500	$46,250	230
78	Budget Analysts	$66,340	$44,500	110
79	Data Scientists	$66,280	$46,570	70
80	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,230	$55,940	140
81	Other Biological Scientists	$66,210	$36,080	50
82	Crane and Tower Operators	$65,830	$34,180	30
83	Order Clerks	$65,690	$29,390	320
84	Respiratory Therapists	$65,660	$52,700	180
85	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$65,620	$48,370	100
86	Urban and Regional Planners	$65,390	$40,050	60
87	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$65,230	$43,660	130
88	Accountants and Auditors	$64,610	$41,810	1,520
89	Registered Nurses	$64,500	$54,930	4,940
90	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$64,030	$38,590	470
91	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$64,000	$42,270	100
92	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$63,940	$42,080	60
93	Database Administrators	$63,820	$30,400	180
94	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$63,100	$43,410	840
95	Real Estate Brokers	$62,680	$52,000	40
96	Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,570	$48,320	220
97	Radiologic Technologists	$61,840	$42,210	350
98	Operations Research Analysts	$61,640	$38,560	190
99	Compliance Officers	$61,490	$35,430	340
100	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$61,270	$43,720	460

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$196,960
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,860
3	Chief Executives	$162,640
4	General Dentists	$161,330
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$127,960
6	Pharmacists	$127,240
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,520
8	Industrial Production Managers	$115,980
9	Air Traffic Controllers	$110,690
10	Human Resources Managers	$102,580

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$184,870
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$155,030
3	Optometrists	$146,360
4	Chief Executives	$144,240
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,330
6	Pharmacists	$133,820
7	Marketing Managers	$129,100
8	Chemical Engineers	$114,800
9	Lawyers	$107,370
10	Industrial Production Managers	$105,430

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$158,270
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$143,990
3	Chief Executives	$134,160
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,190
5	Pharmacists	$130,870
6	Optometrists	$123,370
7	Computer Network Architects	$115,980
8	Chemical Engineers	$115,430
9	Sales Managers	$109,480
10	Industrial Production Managers	$107,710

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