Port St. Lucie, FL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Port St. Lucie Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Port St. Lucie, FL metro area
Figures describe the Port St. Lucie, FL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Port St. Lucie 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 (3 such occupations here).
Top 25 of 358 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $419,070 | $201.48 | Not published |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $239,990 | $115.38 | 170 |
| 3 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $227,140 | $109.20 | Not published |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $224,530 | $107.95 | 270 |
| 5 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $175,430 | $84.34 | 40 |
| 6 | Commercial Pilots | $173,100 | Not published | 140 |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,980 | $80.76 | 60 |
| 8 | Dentists, General | $154,850 | $74.45 | 180 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $142,500 | $68.51 | 220 |
| 10 | Financial Managers | $135,730 | $65.26 | 430 |
| 11 | Pharmacists | $135,230 | $65.01 | 330 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $132,360 | $63.63 | 570 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $128,770 | $61.91 | 410 |
| 14 | Software Developers | $128,510 | $61.78 | 420 |
| 15 | Veterinarians | $128,260 | $61.66 | 100 |
| 16 | Chief Executives | $127,100 | $61.10 | Not published |
| 17 | Physician Assistants | $125,930 | $60.54 | 150 |
| 18 | Clinical and Counseling Psychologists | $123,300 | $59.28 | 40 |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $122,140 | $58.72 | 150 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $121,200 | $58.27 | 160 |
| 21 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $120,360 | $57.86 | 220 |
| 22 | Computer Network Architects | $119,400 | $57.41 | 60 |
| 23 | Sales Managers | $115,330 | $55.45 | 540 |
| 24 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $115,330 | $55.45 | 60 |
| 25 | Marketing Managers | $114,990 | $55.28 | 200 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Port St. Lucie 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.