Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Miami Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Figures describe the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Miami 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 (8 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 678 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psychiatrists | $403,430 | $193.96 | 720 |
| 2 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $396,920 | $190.83 | Not published |
| 3 | Physicians, Pathologists | $332,570 | $159.89 | 90 |
| 4 | Physicists | $272,480 | $131.00 | 100 |
| 5 | Anesthesiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 6 | Cardiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | Not published |
| 7 | Radiologists | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 280 |
| 8 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $239,200 or more | $115.00 or more | 300 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $232,960 | $112.00 | 7,890 |
| 10 | Nurse Anesthetists | $232,000 | $111.54 | Not published |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physicians | $227,700 | $109.47 | Not published |
| 12 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $216,070 | Not published | 4,810 |
| 13 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $213,570 | $102.68 | 60 |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $204,990 | $98.55 | Not published |
| 15 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $196,890 | $94.66 | 360 |
| 16 | Pediatricians, General | $186,620 | $89.72 | 250 |
| 17 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $174,990 | $84.13 | Not published |
| 18 | Dentists, General | $172,210 | $82.80 | 3,270 |
| 19 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $169,600 | $81.54 | 9,190 |
| 20 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,160 | $80.37 | 1,610 |
| 21 | Financial Managers | $164,230 | $78.96 | 14,540 |
| 22 | Air Traffic Controllers | $162,140 | $77.95 | 720 |
| 23 | Lawyers | $160,320 | $77.08 | 23,270 |
| 24 | Medical Dosimetrists | $153,490 | $73.79 | Not published |
| 25 | Nurse Midwives | $146,590 | $70.48 | Not published |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Miami 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.