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%).

  1. 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).
  2. Cashiers$30,180 in South Florida nonmetropolitan area sits 8.2% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,410 published local jobs).
  3. 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).
  4. 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…

Guayama, PR · lowest mean: $32KGuayama, PR · lowest mean$32KSouth Florida nonmet… · this MSA: $55KSouth Florida nonmet… · this…$55KSouthern Indiana non… · near: $55KSouthern Indiana non… · near$55KMid Michigan nonmetr… · near: $55KMid Michigan nonmetr… · near$55KSouth Nebraska nonme… · near: $55KSouth Nebraska nonme… · near$55KFlorence, SC · near: $55KFlorence, SC · near$55KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean: $119KSan Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · high…$119K
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Label Value
Guayama, PR · lowest mean $32K
South Florida nonmet… · this MSA $55K
Southern Indiana non… · near $55K
Mid Michigan nonmetr… · near $55K
South Nebraska nonme… · near $55K
Florence, SC · near $55K
San Jose-Sunnyvale-S… · highest mean $119K

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. 1. Construction Managers 350 jobs · $104,250
  2. 2. Financial Managers 300 jobs · $119,340
  3. 3. Sales Managers 270 jobs · $112,910
  4. 4. Medical and Health Services Managers 220 jobs · $106,220
  5. 5. Management Analysts 220 jobs · $104,690
  6. 6. Software Developers 180 jobs · $136,850
  7. 7. Lawyers 180 jobs · $113,300
  8. 8. Chief Executives 150 jobs · $132,700
  9. 9. Pharmacists 140 jobs · $139,600
  10. 10. Marketing Managers 130 jobs · $121,450
  11. 11. Nurse Practitioners 120 jobs · $127,940
  12. 12. Physicians, All Other 100 jobs · $195,880
  13. 13. Computer Occupations, All Other 100 jobs · $114,630
  14. 14. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $150,680
  15. 15. Civil Engineers 90 jobs · $100,430
  16. 16. Commercial Pilots 70 jobs · $110,510
  17. 17. Physician Assistants 60 jobs · $122,520
  18. 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

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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What average wage does BLS publish for this nonmetropolitan area?
BLS does not publish a single All Occupations mean for every nonmetropolitan reporting area on this page. WageDex's employment-weighted mean of the 282 published occupation means with employment estimates is $54,999/year (OEWS May 2025). That figure covers only occupations BLS published for this local area — 284 rows carry a median here. Averaging the 25 highest medians alone yields $128,766, which describes the displayed top tier only.
What is the highest paying job in South Florida nonmetropolitan area?
The highest paying occupation in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is Family Medicine Physicians with a median salary of $245,400/year. The second highest is Dentists, General at $201,280/year.
What jobs pay the least in South Florida nonmetropolitan area?
The lowest paying occupation in South Florida nonmetropolitan area is Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other with a median salary of $27,560/year according to BLS data.
Where do these nonmetropolitan wage rows come from?
Every occupation wage on this page is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for BLS nonmetropolitan reporting areas. OEWS surveys about 1.1 million establishments; nonmetro tables use BLS's balance-of-state geography, not a city MSA. WageDex does not invent missing occupations — only published rows appear.

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Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

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