Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area
Highest-Paying Occupations in Wildwood Metro
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area
Figures describe the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Wildwood 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 192 occupations
| # | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $286,310 | $137.65 | 140 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $223,580 | $107.49 | 60 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $170,180 | $81.82 | 50 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $161,820 | $77.80 | 60 |
| 5 | Financial Managers | $149,880 | $72.06 | 140 |
| 6 | Marketing Managers | $147,180 | $70.76 | 40 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $138,560 | $66.62 | 60 |
| 8 | Physician Assistants | $131,710 | $63.32 | 40 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $128,640 | $61.85 | 130 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $128,560 | $61.81 | 130 |
| 11 | Sales Managers | $125,340 | $60.26 | 90 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,930 | $60.06 | 170 |
| 13 | Lawyers | $124,700 | $59.95 | 70 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $122,540 | $58.91 | 30 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $113,770 | $54.70 | 40 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers | $111,200 | $53.46 | 70 |
| 17 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $109,780 | $52.78 | 40 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | $109,120 | $52.46 | 150 |
| 19 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $104,760 | $50.36 | 250 |
| 20 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $103,060 | $49.55 | 140 |
| 21 | Speech-Language Pathologists | $102,260 | $49.16 | 70 |
| 22 | Managers, All Other | $100,970 | $48.54 | 110 |
| 23 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $100,520 | $48.33 | 30 |
| 24 | Physical Therapists | $99,610 | $47.89 | 80 |
| 25 | Management Analysts | $99,300 | $47.74 | 120 |
The full list of every published occupation here is on the Wildwood 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.