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title: "Average Salary in Florida"
description: "Mean $64,670, median $47,880 in Florida (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/florida"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Florida

Mean annual wage $64,670, median $47,880 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $46,300 (rank 50 of 51 by that measure; rank 37 nominal).

| Percentile | Florida | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $30,010 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $36,290 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $47,880 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $75,410 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $114,550 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 103.4 |
| Housing (rents) | 122.1 |
| Goods | 98.1 |
| Utilities | 90.1 |
| Other services | 101.3 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $108,300 | 739,680 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $101,120 | 301,040 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $88,900 | 127,160 |
| Legal | $81,850 | 109,140 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $81,390 | 667,930 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $78,500 | 711,700 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $75,330 | 55,480 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $55,140 | 139,860 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $53,290 | 448,670 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $51,670 | 415,880 |
| Community and Social Service | $51,260 | 133,530 |
| Construction and Extraction | $49,370 | 462,050 |
| Protective Service | $47,130 | 264,700 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $45,400 | 1,259,970 |
| Production | $43,770 | 303,270 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $40,230 | 811,120 |
| Healthcare Support | $37,790 | 342,870 |
| Sales | $37,310 | 1,055,160 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $36,000 | 345,740 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $34,610 | 1,010,690 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $33,760 | 14,250 |
| Personal Care and Service | $33,540 | 209,960 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 333,460 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 236,290 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 235,400 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 229,940 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 228,000 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 207,180 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 201,370 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 189,700 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 171,380 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 164,400 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon): $473,750 median
- [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist): $465,370 median
- [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist): $417,690 median
- [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist): $414,910 median
- [Ophthalmologist, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmologist): $399,440 median
- [Neurologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/neurologist): $322,750 median
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $316,200 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $262,180 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $225,020 median
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $222,600 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/motorboat-mechanic-and-service-technician): 3.24x the national share
- [Helpers--Roofer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-roofer): 3.21x the national share
- [Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fiberglass-laminator-and-fabricator): 2.78x the national share
- [Roofer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/roofer): 2.72x the national share
- [Travel Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/travel-agent): 2.68x the national share
- [Pesticide Handler, Sprayer, and Applicator, Vegetation](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pesticide-handler-sprayer-and-applicator-vegetation): 2.62x the national share
- [Telemarketer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/telemarketer): 2.62x the national share
- [Medical Appliance Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-appliance-technician): 2.49x the national share
- [Baggage Porter and Bellhop](https://nuecareer.com/careers/baggage-porter-and-bellhop): 2.43x the national share
- [Airfield Operations Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airfield-operations-specialist): 2.39x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology