The average annual wage for all occupations in Florida was $55,980, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Cardiologists are the highest paid in Florida, earning $428,810 on average.
The 30 best-paying jobs in the state all pay well, but the estimated number of employees for each vary greatly.
Cardiologists, emergency medicine physicians, and orthopedic surgeons have the highest average annual wages among jobs in Florida. The average for orthopedic surgeons was $320,430, for instance.
Insider looked at which occupations pay the most in Florida based on average annual wages in May 2022 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were over 750 different detailed occupations that had average annual wage data available for the state.
While the average annual wage for Florida was $55,980 in May 2022, the 30 jobs with the highest averages in the state were over double that. For example, Florida commercial pilots had an average of $131,610 and an estimated 6,410 were employed as this kind of pilot.
Cardiologists had the greatest pay in the state, with an average annual wage of $428,810. This job is also the best-paying job nationally, per average annual wage data, with a national average of $421,330.
Below are the jobs that pay the best in Florida, according to average annual wage estimates. Both employment and pay data below are specifically for Florida. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons didn't have a specific average, but we still included it in our ranking based on the minimum value that BLS noted.
30. Commercial pilots
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Average annual wage: $131,610
Employment: 6,410
29. Computer and information research scientists
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Average annual wage: $131,920
Employment: 3,100
28. Database architects
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Average annual wage: $132,370
Employment: 1,770
27. Purchasing managers
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Average annual wage: $134,660
Employment: 3,390
26. Lawyers
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Average annual wage: $135,840
Employment: 57,080
25. Sales managers
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Average annual wage: $139,940
Employment: 28,070
24. Postsecondary law teachers
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Average annual wage: $141,370
Employment: 1,050
23. Marketing managers
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Average annual wage: $151,020
Employment: 14,760
22. Architectural and engineering managers
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Average annual wage: $156,110
Employment: 6,740
21. Financial managers
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Average annual wage: $157,780
Employment: 35,970
20. Computer and information systems managers
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Average annual wage: $157,810
Employment: 22,800
19. Physicists
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Average annual wage: $159,340
Employment: 170
18. Dentists
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Average annual wage: $170,930
Employment: 7,360
17. Nurse anesthetists
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Average annual wage: $174,390
Employment: 3,990
16. Pediatricians
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Average annual wage: $195,440
Employment: 1,180
15. Family medicine physicians
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Average annual wage: $217,820
Employment: 6,480
14. Ophthalmologists (except pediatric)
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Average annual wage: $219,580
Employment: 620
13. Psychiatrists
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Average annual wage: $224,240
Employment: 2,600
12. Dentists (all other specialists)
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Average annual wage: $227,310
Employment: 460
11. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
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Average annual wage: At least $239,200
Employment: 370
This occupation didn't have a specific average annual wage amount for the state.
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