South Florida nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for South Florida nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in South Florida nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $92,590 here versus $105,770 nationally (-12.5%; 2,060metro-area jobs). Next is Cashiers at $30,180 locally versus $32,880 nationally (-8.2%).
- General and Operations Managers$92,590 in South Florida nonmetropolitan area sits 12.5% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,060 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$30,180 in South Florida nonmetropolitan area sits 8.2% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,410 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$36,900 in South Florida nonmetropolitan area sits 4.7% above the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (3,540 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,850 in South Florida nonmetropolitan area sits 4.3% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,420 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for South Florida nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 1200003 · South Florida nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #358/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 284 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $245K
- EMP-MIX Construction…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Southern Indiana…
- BOOK-MOST 282 rows · May 2025
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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 South Florida nonmetropolit…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Construction Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside South Florida nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Construction Managers 350 jobs · $104,250
- 2. Financial Managers 300 jobs · $119,340
- 3. Sales Managers 270 jobs · $112,910
- 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 220 jobs · $106,220
- 5. Management Analysts 220 jobs · $104,690
- 6. Software Developers 180 jobs · $136,850
- 7. Lawyers 180 jobs · $113,300
- 8. Chief Executives 150 jobs · $132,700
- 9. Pharmacists 140 jobs · $139,600
- 10. Marketing Managers 130 jobs · $121,450
- 11. Nurse Practitioners 120 jobs · $127,940
- 12. Physicians, All Other 100 jobs · $195,880
- 13. Computer Occupations, All Other 100 jobs · $114,630
- 14. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $150,680
- 15. Civil Engineers 90 jobs · $100,430
- 16. Commercial Pilots 70 jobs · $110,510
- 17. Physician Assistants 60 jobs · $122,520
- 18. Human Resources Managers 60 jobs · $116,630
Occupations Tracked
284
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,999
employment-weighted, 282 complete rows
Top Salary
$245,400
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in South Florida nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction Managers | $104,250 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $119,340 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $112,910 |
| 4 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $106,220 |
| 5 | Management Analysts | $104,690 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $136,850 |
| 7 | Lawyers | $113,300 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $132,700 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $139,600 |
| 10 | Marketing Managers | $121,450 |
| 11 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,940 |
| 12 | Physicians, All Other | $195,880 |
| 13 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $114,630 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $150,680 |
| 15 | Civil Engineers | $100,430 |
| 16 | Commercial Pilots | $110,510 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants | $122,520 |
| 18 | Human Resources Managers | $116,630 |
| 19 | Industrial Production Managers | $109,210 |
| 20 | Dentists, General | $201,280 |
| 21 | Veterinarians | $129,550 |
| 22 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $100,950 |
| 23 | Occupational Therapists | $100,850 |
| 24 | Family Medicine Physicians | $245,400 |
| 25 | Electrical Engineers | $101,390 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in South Florida nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $27,560 |
| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists | $29,800 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,850 |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $30,070 |
| Cashiers | $30,180 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $30,330 |
| Baggage Porters and Bellhops | $30,670 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $30,730 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | $31,130 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | $31,380 |
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 ($54,999 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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