Average Salary in Florida
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Florida. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$62,990Rank #27 of 51
- Median annual wage$46,860Rank #36 of 51
- Median household income$77,735ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity103.4US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$60,919Rank #48 at national prices
- Total employment9,820,120Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $62,990 is $16,130 (34.4 %) above the median of $46,860, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Florida are about 3.4 % above the national average (RPP 103.4, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Florida buys what $60,919 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Florida is $77,735 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Florida
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $152,360 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $148,110 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $129,460 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $128,290 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $117,670 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $105,830 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $103,250 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $101,870 |
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