Ocala, FL Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Ocala, FL - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Ocala, FL moved from $42,230 in May 2024 to $43,990 in May 2025 (+4.2%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Ocala, FL sits +1.1 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Ocala, FL
General and Operations Managers publishes $83,770 here versus $105,770 nationally (-20.8%; 2,690metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $79,230 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-18.8%).
- General and Operations Managers$83,770 in Ocala, FL sits 20.8% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,690 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,230 in Ocala, FL sits 18.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,040 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$31,090 in Ocala, FL sits 12.2% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (4,430 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,490 in Ocala, FL sits 12.2% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (2,230 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Ocala, FL; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 36100 · Ocala, FL $54K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-MID · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #388/528
- RPP-MID 95.2
- OCC-MID 313 occs
- TOP-LEAD Psychiatrists · $396K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-INLINE +1.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH East South Dakot…
- BOOK-FULL 311 rows · May 2025
Read with East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($35 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Ocala, FL
Employment scale inside Ocala, FL's top-pay list
Medical and Health Services Managers and Sales Managers lead published employment inside Ocala, FL's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 490 jobs · $101,020
- 2. Sales Managers 400 jobs · $117,240
- 3. Software Developers 380 jobs · $112,780
- 4. Financial Managers 340 jobs · $129,360
- 5. Physicians, All Other 300 jobs · $231,840
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 300 jobs · $124,430
- 7. Pharmacists 260 jobs · $128,870
- 8. Chief Executives 220 jobs · $131,440
- 9. Industrial Engineers 170 jobs · $99,300
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $138,580
- 11. Industrial Production Managers 150 jobs · $104,400
- 12. Marketing Managers 140 jobs · $115,550
- 13. Family Medicine Physicians 120 jobs · $224,500
- 14. Veterinarians 120 jobs · $129,410
- 15. Physician Assistants 110 jobs · $125,790
- 16. First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 110 jobs · $105,210
- 17. Dentists, General 100 jobs · $203,980
- 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 90 jobs · $162,520
Occupations Tracked
313
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$53,889
employment-weighted, 311 complete rows
Top Salary
$396,200
Psychiatrists
Cost of Living
95.2
5% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Ocala, FL
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychiatrists | $396,200 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $231,840 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $224,500 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $203,980 |
| 5 | Nurse Anesthetists | $203,850 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $162,520 |
| 7 | Sales Engineers | $158,190 |
| 8 | Optometrists | $152,880 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $138,580 |
| 10 | Chief Executives | $131,440 |
| 11 | Veterinarians | $129,410 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $129,360 |
| 13 | Pharmacists | $128,870 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $125,790 |
| 15 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,430 |
| 16 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $121,250 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $117,510 |
| 18 | Sales Managers | $117,240 |
| 19 | Marketing Managers | $115,550 |
| 20 | Software Developers | $112,780 |
| 21 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $105,210 |
| 22 | Industrial Production Managers | $104,400 |
| 23 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $101,020 |
| 24 | Commercial Pilots | $100,240 |
| 25 | Industrial Engineers | $99,300 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Ocala, FL
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $27,040 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $27,040 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $27,180 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $27,340 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,880 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $28,010 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,650 |
| Dishwashers | $28,850 |
| Cashiers | $28,970 |
| File Clerks | $29,070 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in FL
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside FL. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($53,889 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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