Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL are those of all other physicians, with an average annual salary of $218,030. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $195,550.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Tallahassee, FL has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Tallahassee, FL in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	All Other Physicians	$218,030	$125,200	350
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,550	$154,440	80
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$195,550	$57,220	30
4	Psychiatrists	$183,160	$50,410	60
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$180,230	$74,050	80
6	General Dentists	$166,020	$101,820	100
7	Chief Executives	$151,800	$69,270	340
8	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$151,730	$124,280	70
9	Pharmacists	$124,220	$66,690	360
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,380	$83,890	140
11	Marketing Managers	$118,160	$66,710	220
12	Industrial Production Managers	$117,830	$57,560	90
13	Nurse Practitioners	$116,960	$86,780	360
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$114,340	$80,000	440
15	Sales Managers	$114,080	$52,380	350
16	Physician Assistants	$107,170	$78,810	230
17	Purchasing Managers	$106,310	$62,320	60
18	Actuaries	$105,060	$35,050	50
19	Veterinarians	$98,310	$58,880	130
20	Medical and Health Services Managers	$98,250	$56,910	820
21	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$94,210	$75,200	60
22	Industrial Engineers	$94,160	$64,210	180
23	Software Developers	$93,900	$50,010	1,100
24	Electrical Engineers	$93,420	$48,570	80
25	Public Relations Managers	$92,710	$57,660	130
26	Mechanical Engineers	$89,940	$55,290	90
27	Physical Therapists	$89,290	$53,330	220
28	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$89,040	$47,970	120
29	All Other Managers	$88,940	$52,590	860
30	Financial Managers	$88,650	$56,140	1,000
31	Information Security Analysts	$88,470	$56,660	190
32	Computer Network Architects	$88,440	$49,340	130
33	Power Plant Operators	$87,590	$53,200	50
34	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$84,790	$39,970	70
35	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,140	$60,110	80
36	Occupational Therapists	$83,350	$55,850	90
37	Human Resources Managers	$81,770	$61,390	290
38	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$81,600	$57,740	270
39	Civil Engineers	$81,010	$35,380	290
40	Lawyers	$80,930	$47,270	1,950
41	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$80,070	$40,000	210
42	Credit Analysts	$79,930	$47,220	40
43	Administrative Services Managers	$79,340	$58,100	310
44	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,490	$39,850	320
45	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$78,370	$37,670	150
46	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$77,230	$55,000	130
47	Facilities Managers	$76,970	$46,340	160
48	Project Management Specialists	$76,790	$47,340	1,060
49	Financial Risk Specialists	$76,530	$37,560	70
50	Construction Managers	$76,480	$52,000	430
51	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$76,380	$55,570	260
52	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$75,970	$61,980	40
53	Art Directors	$75,930	$33,900	50
54	General and Operations Managers	$75,740	$35,110	3,760
55	Chiropractors	$75,640	$44,350	40
56	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$75,310	$44,720	30
57	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$75,210	$52,540	50
58	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$74,060	$45,330	190
59	Other Education Administrators	$73,880	$44,500	150
60	Dental Hygienists	$72,640	$55,310	150
61	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$72,400	$56,770	130
62	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$72,110	$44,820	70
63	Database Administrators	$72,090	$48,130	250
64	Personal Financial Advisors	$70,880	$34,630	240
65	Technical Writers	$69,900	$43,280	40
66	Registered Nurses	$68,180	$57,180	3,310
67	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$67,970	$38,110	580
68	Web Developers	$67,740	$37,650	60
69	Economists	$67,370	$50,000	40
70	Natural Sciences Managers	$66,960	$52,000	320
71	Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	$65,480	$30,460	40
72	Computer Programmers	$65,000	$43,510	740
73	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$64,780	$38,810	60
74	Respiratory Therapists	$64,760	$50,460	120
75	Budget Analysts	$64,320	$44,990	140
76	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$63,410	$52,400	310
77	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,020	$43,180	200
78	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,020	$42,730	1,150
79	Other Teachers and Instructors	$63,000	$21,660	150
80	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,650	$44,940	960
81	Engineers, All Other	$62,520	$41,970	450
82	Training and Development Managers	$62,430	$55,620	100
83	Social and Community Service Managers	$61,800	$36,540	290
84	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,630	$42,330	460
85	Data Scientists	$61,280	$44,670	120
86	Producers and Directors	$61,010	$36,490	90
87	Physical Therapist Assistants	$60,630	$45,840	100
88	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$60,220	$39,660	50
89	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$59,740	$48,900	50
90	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$59,520	$34,510	610
91	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$59,380	$29,620	70
92	Real Estate Brokers	$59,380	$29,710	40
93	Computer Systems Analysts	$59,190	$42,230	1,250
94	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$59,110	$39,290	790
95	Radiologic Technologists	$59,060	$37,300	270
96	Surveyors	$58,650	$35,280	80
97	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$58,460	$42,800	80
98	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$58,450	$34,110	60
99	Financial Analysts	$58,200	$45,600	290
100	Public Relations Specialists	$57,980	$33,460	650

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$195,550
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$195,550
3	All Other Physicians	$194,510
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$168,440
5	General Dentists	$156,000
6	Psychiatrists	$155,470
7	Chief Executives	$135,990
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$123,550
9	Pharmacists	$121,230
10	Industrial Production Managers	$119,400

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$207,240
2	Psychiatrists	$183,220
3	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$164,860
4	General Dentists	$157,610
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$153,620
6	Chief Executives	$150,060
7	Physician Assistants	$127,530
8	Optometrists	$120,970
9	Pharmacists	$116,230
10	Industrial Production Managers	$115,370

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee, FL – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$182,010
2	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$161,990
3	Chief Executives	$152,100
4	General Dentists	$144,960
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,850
6	Optometrists	$118,660
7	Pharmacists	$117,220
8	Physician Assistants	$116,280
9	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$112,270
10	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$110,740

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