Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Pensacola Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area
Figures describe the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Pensacola 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 386 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $294,490 | $141.58 | 380 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $258,640 | $124.35 | 120 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $164,990 | $79.32 | 170 |
| 4 | Chief Executives | $157,500 | $75.72 | 350 |
| 5 | Optometrists | $154,050 | $74.06 | 70 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $150,300 | $72.26 | 100 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $150,160 | $72.19 | 530 |
| 8 | Veterinarians | $146,960 | $70.65 | 140 |
| 9 | Human Resources Managers | $133,320 | $64.10 | 170 |
| 10 | Pharmacists | $132,560 | $63.73 | 600 |
| 11 | Sales Engineers | $128,200 | $61.63 | 60 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $127,340 | $61.22 | 960 |
| 13 | Lawyers | $126,790 | $60.96 | 960 |
| 14 | Purchasing Managers | $124,980 | $60.09 | 40 |
| 15 | Computer Network Architects | $122,830 | $59.06 | 80 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers | $122,540 | $58.91 | 290 |
| 17 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $122,210 | Not published | 90 |
| 18 | Industrial Production Managers | $121,000 | $58.17 | 170 |
| 19 | Nurse Practitioners | $120,880 | $58.12 | 370 |
| 20 | Physician Assistants | $119,570 | $57.48 | 190 |
| 21 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $112,400 | $54.04 | 490 |
| 22 | Managers, All Other | $109,300 | $52.55 | 510 |
| 23 | Software Developers | $108,430 | $52.13 | 1,000 |
| 24 | Sales Managers | $107,470 | $51.67 | 650 |
| 25 | Computer Programmers | $107,400 | $51.64 | 90 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Pensacola 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.