Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL are those of chief executive, with an average annual salary of $217,740. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $205,650.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$217,740	$98,470	2,660
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$205,650	$144,000	370
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$202,380	$132,860	330
4	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$196,490	$81,990	240
5	Psychiatrists	$195,110	$55,180	430
6	General Pediatricians	$184,580	$118,560	40
7	Podiatrists	$183,620	$74,080	150
8	Physicians, Pathologists	$183,620	$183,620	500
9	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$166,900	$62,280	180
10	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$163,470	$158,630	0
11	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$161,490	$102,740	990
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$150,410	$150,410	760
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,370	$97,730	4,100
14	Medical Dosimetrists	$140,210	$100,930	30
15	General Dentists	$136,940	$104,060	840
16	Marketing Managers	$134,290	$72,420	2,480
17	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$133,990	$95,020	220
18	Financial Managers	$133,060	$69,920	6,310
19	Pharmacists	$130,850	$42,440	3,740
20	Database Architects	$130,660	$75,830	320
21	Sales Managers	$129,610	$62,080	4,200
22	Purchasing Managers	$129,430	$80,780	640
23	Air Traffic Controllers	$127,510	$82,670	110
24	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$126,980	$75,270	130
25	Human Resources Managers	$126,830	$77,190	1,490
26	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$126,320	$53,120	110
27	All Other Managers	$124,430	$62,430	3,420
28	Computer Hardware Engineers	$124,240	$67,980	570
29	Optometrists	$124,110	$35,540	290
30	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$123,140	$82,600	160
31	Actuaries	$121,320	$72,430	260
32	Lawyers	$117,650	$61,810	8,660
33	Construction Managers	$115,730	$64,010	3,800
34	Veterinarians	$113,320	$62,910	840
35	Fundraising Managers	$112,200	$65,820	130
36	Training and Development Managers	$111,840	$64,950	420
37	Computer Network Architects	$109,870	$64,010	1,380
38	Information Security Analysts	$109,420	$64,180	2,420
39	Nurse Midwives	$108,570	$39,240	30
40	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$106,950	$79,350	120
41	Software Developers	$106,840	$59,950	13,010
42	Physician Assistants	$105,970	$47,670	1,010
43	Nurse Practitioners	$104,480	$76,060	2,730
44	Database Administrators	$104,290	$58,560	920
45	Public Relations Managers	$103,820	$59,990	440
46	Other Psychologists	$103,790	$46,320	200
47	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$102,810	$76,150	750
48	Administrative Services Managers	$102,690	$62,010	1,660
49	Aerospace Engineers	$102,200	$77,340	300
50	Transportation Inspectors	$102,180	$41,520	100
51	Industrial Production Managers	$102,090	$53,800	1,220
52	Civil Engineers	$101,500	$58,740	2,370
53	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,190	$52,600	5,590
54	Electrical Engineers	$99,360	$61,670	1,100
55	Sales Engineers	$99,350	$40,190	370
56	Genetic Counselors	$98,710	$86,870	30
57	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,200	$62,280	890
58	Financial Risk Specialists	$97,930	$56,720	720
59	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$97,800	$40,560	100
60	Data Scientists	$97,300	$53,810	1,450
61	Physical Therapists	$96,260	$74,070	2,370
62	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$96,240	$60,610	470
63	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$95,660	$78,710	40
64	Environmental Engineers	$95,360	$35,260	190
65	Speech-Language Pathologists	$94,680	$66,840	1,450
66	Computer Systems Analysts	$94,490	$56,600	5,350
67	Occupational Therapists	$94,450	$74,780	1,150
68	Audiologists	$94,420	$66,470	50
69	Industrial Engineers	$94,090	$63,550	1,910
70	Chiropractors	$94,060	$64,620	700
71	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$92,580	$30,550	160
72	Facilities Managers	$92,250	$50,760	840
73	Engineers, All Other	$92,190	$48,210	940
74	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$91,980	$48,640	110
75	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$91,290	$50,670	1,160
76	Labor Relations Specialists	$91,050	$47,900	240
77	Commercial Pilots	$90,780	$54,220	250
78	General and Operations Managers	$90,470	$40,150	28,400
79	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$89,110	$39,950	3,320
80	Ship Engineers	$88,410	$52,160	70
81	Emergency Management Directors	$88,010	$49,960	40
82	Food Scientists and Technologists	$87,840	$40,850	50
83	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$87,770	$47,310	1,020
84	Computer Programmers	$87,720	$46,030	1,030
85	Statisticians	$87,410	$52,250	130
86	Natural Sciences Managers	$86,900	$47,860	510
87	Biomedical Engineers	$86,880	$59,690	140
88	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$86,460	$49,790	2,430
89	Project Management Specialists	$86,410	$50,720	10,390
90	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$86,290	$46,910	540
91	Art Directors	$86,250	$54,420	270
92	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$85,750	$51,230	3,760
93	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$85,640	$70,880	470
94	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$84,960	$56,640	90
95	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$84,300	$61,240	120
96	Economists	$84,030	$65,430	70
97	Computer Occupations, All Other	$83,410	$26,550	4,000
98	Radiation Therapists	$83,260	$69,520	130
99	Epidemiologists	$83,160	$49,460	60
100	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$83,150	$59,670	1,870

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$204,690
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$204,060
3	Other Specialists Dentists	$192,710
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$154,070
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$137,230
6	Podiatrists	$132,110
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,770
8	Engineers, All Other	$128,020
9	General Dentists	$128,000
10	Pharmacists	$127,560

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$206,220
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$205,650
3	Podiatrists	$188,390
4	General Pediatricians	$154,660
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,940
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$144,520
7	General Dentists	$140,980
8	Sales Engineers	$139,610
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,360
10	Marketing Managers	$133,120

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$175,480
2	Podiatrists	$172,320
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$162,540
4	General Dentists	$156,590
5	General Pediatricians	$156,170
6	Other Specialists Dentists	$155,650
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$148,010
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,370
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$129,360
10	Sales Engineers	$128,720

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