Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

The top 100 highest paying jobs in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division (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 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division is chief executive with an average annual salary of $197,650. The second highest paying job is psychiatrists (average salary $196,500). The salary and the employment information in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$197,650	$87,530	1,410
2	Psychiatrists	$196,500	$182,500	30
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$186,420	$90,130	120
4	Anesthesiologists	$179,880	$166,280	0
5	General Pediatricians	$150,230	$74,070	0
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$136,270	$76,310	1,060
7	Financial Managers	$126,210	$63,890	2,040
8	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$119,940	$59,250	150
9	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$109,180	$45,320	160
10	Sales Managers	$108,150	$53,230	1,420
11	Marketing Managers	$106,560	$64,590	880
12	General and Operations Managers	$105,970	$52,280	6,920
13	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$101,590	$58,790	80
14	Industrial Production Managers	$100,140	$68,400	270
15	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$95,970	$58,750	140
16	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$94,720	$49,180	50
17	Other Postsecondary Social Sciences Teachers	$94,570	$54,120	80
18	Nurse Midwives	$93,110	$84,060	0
19	Administrative Services Managers	$92,310	$53,010	770
20	Hydrologists	$91,850	$64,220	30
21	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$78,340	$45,860	30
22	Conservation Scientists	$76,070	$26,450	40
23	Materials Scientists	$74,930	$65,270	60
24	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$74,120	$48,710	50
25	Transportation Inspectors	$70,530	$29,630	50
26	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$67,750	$39,070	30
27	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$65,680	$38,560	290
28	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$65,600	$40,100	30
29	Financial Examiners	$65,460	$53,810	110
30	Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$60,760	$33,120	90
31	Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$58,760	$39,200	0
32	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$57,690	$39,220	1,420
33	Other Designers	$56,990	$29,760	0
34	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,790	$50,240	350
35	Real Estate Brokers	$56,400	$39,900	270
36	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$56,010	$42,370	2,900
37	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$55,520	$30,350	1,070
38	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$55,510	$42,030	40
39	Survey Researchers	$54,990	$29,030	0
40	Correctional Officers and Jailers	$54,690	$28,940	1,490
41	Mechanical Door Repairers	$54,360	$33,960	0
42	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$54,130	$41,820	70
43	Fashion Designers	$50,070	$18,200	50
44	Commercial Divers	$49,940	$25,640	0
45	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$49,640	$24,660	1,150
46	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$49,580	$33,920	40
47	Airfield Operations Specialists	$48,750	$40,860	30
48	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$48,730	$25,800	1,400
49	Hearing Aid Specialists	$48,580	$35,200	0
50	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$48,380	$40,400	2,110
51	All Other Special Education Teachers	$45,900	$40,310	140
52	Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	$45,800	$40,520	40
53	Animal Control Workers	$45,540	$24,450	30
54	Preschool Special Education Teachers	$44,520	$40,140	150
55	Medical Appliance Technicians	$41,350	$21,400	30
56	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$40,430	$32,580	50
57	Exercise Physiologists	$40,100	$33,720	40
58	Crane and Tower Operators	$39,760	$31,690	240
59	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$39,350	$32,910	0
60	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$38,440	$31,060	190
61	Highway Maintenance Workers	$37,880	$27,100	190
62	Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$37,870	$32,120	540
63	Museum Technicians and Conservators	$37,690	$27,460	30
64	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators	$37,440	$18,120	30
65	Sound Engineering Technicians	$37,390	$25,240	40
66	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$37,330	$32,650	200
67	Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers	$35,930	$25,290	730
68	Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$35,520	$25,540	200
69	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$35,510	$32,020	0
70	All Occupations	$35,370	$19,100	603,230
71	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$35,200	$25,620	0
72	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$34,840	$22,370	350
73	Legislators	$34,650	$20,350	110
74	Motorcycle Mechanics	$33,820	$26,110	70
75	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$33,290	$22,890	820
76	Grinding/Lapping/Polishing/Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Pla	$33,190	$25,360	80
77	Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$30,670	$25,690	40
78	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$30,580	$19,170	50
79	Other Construction Trades Helpers	$30,430	$24,950	40
80	Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$29,280	$21,080	130
81	All other assemblers and fabricators	$29,080	$19,470	2,510
82	Tour Guides and Escorts	$28,940	$22,810	100
83	Crossing Guards	$28,800	$24,240	350
84	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$28,780	$19,140	40
85	Tour and Travel Guides	$28,190	$21,280	30
86	Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$28,080	$18,030	170
87	Social Science Research Assistants	$27,920	$18,170	80
88	Psychiatric Aides	$25,180	$20,160	1,280
89	Substitute Teachers	$25,170	$19,050	350
90	Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$24,370	$18,100	30
91	Food Processing Workers, All Other	$23,930	$19,380	140
92	School or Special Client Bus Drivers	$23,350	$20,480	940
93	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$21,780	$17,570	40
94	Other Transportation Workers	$19,400	$17,530	120
95	Interpreters and Translators	$19,070	$17,490	410
96	Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles	$18,830	$17,330	0

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