Salaries in Florida, United States

Reference period May 2025 · Data updated

Florida has a published median for 19 of the 20 occupations we track from this source.

The best-paid is dentist at $174,900; the lowest of the tracked roles is teacher at $60,410.

0 of these roles pay more than 3% above the national median here, 15 pay more than 3% below it and 4 are within 3%.

The largest gap is for lawyer: 17% below the national figure.

Across all occupations the median wage is $47,880, against $50,980 nationally.

Its largest cities by GeoNames population are Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa.

Pay by role in Florida

RoleMedian Observedvs United States Derived
DentistDentists, General$174,900+2%
Marketing ManagerMarketing Managers$142,620-14%
PharmacistPharmacists$135,970-4%
LawyerLawyers$133,180-17%
ActuaryActuaries$132,110+2%
Software EngineerSoftware Developers$130,980-4%
Cybersecurity AnalystInformation Security Analysts$124,860-3%
Data ScientistData Scientists$115,820-4%
Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers$104,780-13%
Physical TherapistPhysical Therapists$101,040-2%
Mechanical EngineerMechanical Engineers$99,980-4%
Civil EngineerCivil Engineers$98,570-2%
Project ManagerProject Management Specialists$98,070-4%
School PrincipalEducation Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$96,490-9%
Financial AnalystFinancial and Investment Analysts$94,490-8%
Registered NurseRegistered Nurses$84,190-14%
AccountantAccountants and Auditors$79,250-5%
ParalegalParalegals and Legal Assistants$61,000-3%
TeacherSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,410-16%

Roles without a link have too few reliable published figures, or differ too little from the national figure, for a separate page; their figure is shown here instead.

Largest cities

  • Jacksonville: population 1,009,833 (GeoNames)
  • Miami: population 487,014 (GeoNames)
  • Tampa: population 414,547 (GeoNames)
  • Orlando: population 334,854 (GeoNames)
  • St. Petersburg: population 257,083 (GeoNames)

Other states

Source, method and data quality

  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
  • Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
  • Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
  • Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
  • Full method: methodology.