Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Florida

902 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Florida for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$60,070	8,320	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,990	7,600	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$59,970	670	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$59,790	47,560	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$59,790	2,330	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$59,770	480	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,740	2,480	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$59,720	540	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,720	540	View salary detail
Curators	$59,500	420	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$59,310	410	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$59,270	620	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$59,140	1,000	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$59,120	510	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,030	7,440	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$59,000	940	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$58,980	—	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$58,940	31,370	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,930	79,090	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$58,920	3,670	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$58,850	5,080	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$58,780	940	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$58,760	610	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,740	51,220	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$58,730	2,490	View salary detail
Firefighters	$58,550	24,570	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$58,550	4,800	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$58,500	250	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$58,450	4,800	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,420	6,420	View salary detail
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers	$58,250	130	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$58,240	19,670	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$58,240	1,370	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$58,170	200	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,100	8,810	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$57,980	640	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$57,930	2,710	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$57,830	570	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$57,650	2,320	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$57,460	1,250	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	7,240	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$57,280	3,000	View salary detail
Electricians	$57,250	49,700	View salary detail
Statistical Assistants	$57,200	90	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$57,180	1,390	View salary detail
Machinists	$57,140	8,400	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,140	2,020	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$57,080	40	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$57,020	1,660	View salary detail
Clergy	$56,940	3,560	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.