Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is chief executive with an average annual salary of $171,040. The second highest paying job is general pediatricians (average salary $155,780). The salary and the employment information in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$171,040	$55,230	2,330
2	General Pediatricians	$155,780	$132,710	70
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,330	$73,490	2,670
4	Financial Managers	$121,210	$64,090	4,320
5	Sales Managers	$116,750	$58,320	2,780
6	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$111,480	$43,330	30
7	Nurse Midwives	$110,370	$85,810	40
8	Marketing Managers	$103,350	$51,580	1,500
9	General and Operations Managers	$102,920	$49,280	15,770
10	Industrial Production Managers	$95,880	$66,660	930
11	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$91,700	$55,260	270
12	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$91,040	$50,650	30
13	Administrative Services Managers	$89,210	$51,480	2,530
14	Conservation Scientists	$86,790	$53,690	30
15	Genetic Counselors	$80,640	$63,560	60
16	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$77,690	$42,770	50
17	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$75,380	$34,560	120
18	Materials Scientists	$74,860	$45,910	0
19	Postsecondary Social Work Teachers	$73,770	$19,390	40
20	Food Scientists and Technologists	$73,650	$37,340	30
21	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$63,970	$43,660	150
22	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$62,950	$53,710	0
23	Soil and Plant Scientists	$59,020	$35,140	30
24	Fashion Designers	$58,730	$38,460	40
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$55,190	$29,140	3,630
26	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$54,730	$34,140	3,240
27	First-Line Supervisors of Gaming Workers	$53,290	$33,420	0
28	Forensic Science Technicians	$51,790	$31,250	270
29	Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	$51,410	$42,080	470
30	Avionics Technicians	$50,860	$36,590	0
31	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$50,020	$42,190	860
32	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$49,630	$35,360	890
33	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$49,130	$40,880	830
34	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$48,980	$26,610	2,840
35	Hearing Aid Specialists	$48,410	$41,230	270
36	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$47,710	$37,450	580
37	Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$47,600	$32,610	50
38	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$47,390	$35,570	1,400
39	Legislators	$47,050	$28,660	80
40	Social Science Research Assistants	$47,040	$19,140	50
41	Broadcast News Analysts	$46,610	$27,460	60
42	All Other Special Education Teachers	$46,390	$34,750	1,000
43	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$46,240	$36,670	50
44	Foresters	$45,980	$33,830	30
45	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders	$44,990	$36,260	0
46	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$44,770	$24,630	310
47	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$44,400	$26,560	1,310
48	Stonemasons	$44,360	$31,310	0
49	Embalmers	$43,560	$39,220	80
50	Judicial Law Clerks	$43,250	$25,880	70
51	Pourers and Casters, Metal	$42,800	$26,940	0
52	Rail Car Repairers	$41,730	$32,390	30
53	Set and Exhibit Designers	$40,370	$31,090	60
54	Gaming Managers	$39,900	$33,660	0
55	Other Designers	$39,570	$21,150	40
56	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$39,200	$32,480	60
57	Logging Equipment Operators	$38,840	$21,760	30
58	Traffic Technicians	$38,740	$33,060	40
59	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$37,860	$32,080	0
60	Floor Sanders and Finishers	$36,990	$32,320	0
61	Paperhangers	$36,760	$23,050	0
62	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$36,700	$25,820	1,120
63	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$36,690	$27,170	0
64	Parking Enforcement Workers	$36,610	$26,280	80
65	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$36,480	$28,690	860
66	Riggers	$35,890	$23,630	0
67	Slot Supervisors	$35,690	$19,860	0
68	All Occupations	$34,730	$19,030	1,280,170
69	Sailors and Marine Oilers	$34,620	$18,850	450
70	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$34,600	$19,210	40
71	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$34,410	$23,420	60
72	Epidemiologists	$34,210	$30,240	70
73	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$34,100	$25,750	0
74	Desktop Publishers	$33,740	$19,080	60
75	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$33,580	$21,970	2,090
76	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$33,480	$22,310	2,680
77	Mechanical Door Repairers	$31,920	$26,710	210
78	Survey Researchers	$31,140	$21,640	0
79	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$30,600	$25,360	40
80	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$29,880	$22,670	40
81	Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$28,960	$23,740	0
82	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$28,530	$24,920	0
83	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$28,420	$24,750	60
84	Other Material Moving Workers	$28,000	$20,190	70
85	Geological and Petroleum Technicians	$27,690	$21,020	30
86	All other assemblers and fabricators	$27,380	$18,800	8,480
87	Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$24,130	$19,260	60
88	Animal Trainers	$24,040	$18,380	90
89	Carpet Installers	$23,100	$20,250	0
90	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$22,970	$18,620	130
91	Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters Helpers	$22,050	$18,930	150
92	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$19,860	$17,970	120
93	Tour and Travel Guides	$19,740	$18,060	0
94	Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Helpers	$19,180	$17,430	0
95	Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants	$19,100	$17,610	470
96	Graduate Teaching Assistants	$18,340	$17,280	1,870

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