Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area, 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 South Florida nonmetropolitan area are those of pharmacists, with an average annual salary of $131,940. The second highest-paying jobs are those of computer and information systems manager, with an average salary of $131,230.

All of the shown salary and employment information for South Florida nonmetropolitan area 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 South Florida nonmetropolitan area in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Pharmacists	$131,940	$73,720	150
2	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,230	$80,640	60
3	Marketing Managers	$120,570	$73,340	30
4	Legislators	$120,380	$21,710	60
5	Human Resources Managers	$119,570	$59,210	40
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,930	$42,830	30
7	Computer Occupations, All Other	$108,250	$51,630	110
8	Software Developers	$106,840	$61,750	120
9	Financial Managers	$106,080	$62,060	230
10	Physician Assistants	$106,010	$63,240	40
11	Nurse Practitioners	$104,990	$85,750	100
12	Veterinarians	$102,910	$63,050	50
13	Industrial Production Managers	$102,570	$57,700	30
14	Sales Managers	$101,280	$51,760	130
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,630	$50,520	50
16	Data Scientists	$99,080	$61,080	40
17	All Other Managers	$98,530	$39,370	190
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,410	$59,020	160
19	Construction Managers	$97,580	$60,120	300
20	Physical Therapists	$95,830	$75,840	70
21	Facilities Managers	$95,070	$50,830	60
22	Civil Engineers	$90,710	$51,000	80
23	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$87,010	$54,010	80
24	Chief Executives	$86,370	$30,560	140
25	Lawyers	$84,880	$54,500	210
26	Commercial Pilots	$84,210	$54,290	40
27	Administrative Services Managers	$82,820	$58,780	70
28	Occupational Therapists	$82,020	$54,630	50
29	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$81,860	$59,010	210
30	Dental Hygienists	$80,240	$58,550	90
31	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$79,870	$48,100	90
32	Project Management Specialists	$78,890	$38,950	310
33	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$78,260	$49,090	30
34	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$78,160	$40,940	60
35	Speech-Language Pathologists	$78,130	$48,650	50
36	Management Analysts	$77,940	$36,480	250
37	Computer Systems Analysts	$77,530	$39,180	100
38	Registered Nurses	$77,270	$53,040	1,050
39	Tutors	$76,430	$31,090	100
40	General and Operations Managers	$74,980	$37,130	1,420
41	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$74,030	$42,420	90
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$73,870	$57,820	150
43	Accountants and Auditors	$69,990	$43,380	530
44	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$68,540	$35,380	70
45	Compliance Officers	$67,770	$38,410	160
46	Other Financial Specialists	$67,200	$39,310	40
47	Respiratory Therapists	$65,700	$48,070	40
48	Computer Network Support Specialists	$64,910	$34,900	50
49	Loan Officers	$64,130	$37,010	140
50	Physical Therapist Assistants	$64,010	$46,630	30
51	Agricultural Engineers	$63,750	$45,910	30
52	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$63,420	$36,300	80
53	Urban and Regional Planners	$63,010	$39,900	50
54	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$62,710	$43,360	610
55	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$62,570	$49,740	50
56	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$62,570	$39,140	80
57	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$62,390	$37,110	180
58	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$61,690	$39,470	350
59	Social and Community Service Managers	$61,590	$38,440	70
60	Other Teachers and Instructors	$61,510	$37,490	240
61	Other Business Operations Specialists	$61,460	$32,200	390
62	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$61,400	$31,340	470
63	Food Service Managers	$61,280	$35,410	220
64	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$60,980	$34,470	90
65	Lodging Managers	$60,820	$43,410	150
66	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,780	$37,620	220
67	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$60,770	$30,470	430
68	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$60,500	$39,780	110
69	Cost Estimators	$59,990	$34,700	120
70	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$58,850	$31,210	320
71	Real Estate Brokers	$58,440	$45,930	40
72	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$58,300	$34,840	150
73	Property, Real Estate Managers	$57,870	$35,410	210
74	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$57,830	$30,750	210
75	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,690	$36,610	780
76	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$57,500	$36,670	100
77	Construction and Building Inspectors	$57,450	$40,210	100
78	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$57,340	$38,580	130
79	Surveyors	$57,180	$28,560	40
80	All Other Special Education Teachers	$57,070	$43,680	80
81	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$56,890	$40,710	160
82	Instructional Coordinators	$56,790	$37,420	70
83	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$56,680	$38,830	690
84	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$55,280	$30,270	50
85	Human Resources Specialists	$55,220	$35,830	250
86	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$55,090	$37,730	330
87	Computer User Support Specialists	$54,890	$33,320	200
88	Public Relations Specialists	$54,340	$36,250	100
89	Postal Service Clerks	$54,320	$39,770	70
90	Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$54,240	$24,490	70
91	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$53,850	$47,290	410
92	Insurance Sales Agents	$53,600	$36,140	130
93	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$52,960	$32,570	170
94	Other Biological Scientists	$52,000	$41,600	60
95	Healthcare Social Workers	$51,880	$32,090	40
96	Chefs and Head Cooks	$51,730	$35,980	180
97	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,710	$39,640	250
98	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,700	$46,940	360
99	Surgical Technologists	$51,140	$37,220	40
100	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$51,140	$34,140	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Dentists	$163,650
2	Pharmacists	$128,010
3	Computer Occupations, All Other	$107,950
4	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$107,950
5	Veterinarians	$102,480
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$102,040
7	Commercial Pilots	$100,540
8	Nurse Practitioners	$100,380
9	Software Developers	$100,310
10	Marketing Managers	$99,510

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Veterinarians	$145,420
2	General Dentists	$132,820
3	Nurse Practitioners	$119,630
4	Pharmacists	$119,580
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$117,810
6	Computer Occupations, All Other	$110,140
7	Sales Managers	$100,590
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$96,350
9	Human Resources Managers	$94,780
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$94,240

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$198,380
2	Veterinarians	$135,330
3	General Dentists	$133,320
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,770
5	Pharmacists	$120,010
6	Nurse Practitioners	$110,900
7	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$108,210
8	Financial Managers	$96,350
9	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$93,490
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$92,160

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