Jacksonville, FL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Jacksonville Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Jacksonville, FL metro area
Figures describe the Jacksonville, FL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Jacksonville city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (4 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 579 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiologists | $514,740 | $247.47 | 90 |
| 2 | Nurse Anesthetists | $416,000 | $200.00 | 340 |
| 3 | Radiologists | $384,990 | $185.09 | 80 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $349,990 | $168.27 | 2,070 |
| 5 | Psychiatrists | $319,610 | $153.66 | 90 |
| 6 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $228,220 | $109.72 | 220 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $225,410 | $108.37 | Not published |
| 8 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | $174,880 | $84.08 | 40 |
| 9 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $173,920 | $83.62 | 90 |
| 10 | Air Traffic Controllers | $170,120 | $81.79 | 450 |
| 11 | Podiatrists | $169,520 | $81.50 | 50 |
| 12 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,010 | $81.26 | 3,000 |
| 13 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,800 | $80.67 | 660 |
| 14 | Family Medicine Physicians | $166,680 | $80.13 | 750 |
| 15 | Dentists, General | $165,350 | $79.50 | 640 |
| 16 | Optometrists | $161,560 | $77.67 | 150 |
| 17 | Marketing Managers | $156,950 | $75.46 | 1,700 |
| 18 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $151,070 | Not published | 120 |
| 19 | Medical Dosimetrists | $150,210 | $72.22 | 50 |
| 20 | Pharmacists | $138,990 | $66.82 | 1,420 |
| 21 | Financial Managers | $138,780 | $66.72 | 4,570 |
| 22 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $136,990 | $65.86 | 60 |
| 23 | Economists | $136,990 | $65.86 | 30 |
| 24 | Purchasing Managers | $136,970 | $65.85 | 370 |
| 25 | Database Architects | $136,640 | $65.69 | 150 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Jacksonville metro area overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.