High paying business and finance jobs in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · Employed

1Project Management Specialists$96,510
Bachelor's degree
$58,610 – $156,3002,060
2Management Analysts$88,710
Bachelor's degree
$61,300 – $146,9501,380
3Personal Financial Advisors$82,100
Bachelor's degree
$49,440 – $317,960990
4Accountants and Auditors$81,090
Bachelor's degree
$52,070 – $134,4602,780
5Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,120 – $115,010460
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$78,900
Bachelor's degree
$41,890 – $181,9101,810
7Logisticians$78,830
Bachelor's degree
$45,450 – $118,360270
8Insurance Underwriters$77,360
Bachelor's degree
$49,840 – $137,490170
9Financial and Investment Analysts$75,830
Bachelor's degree
$61,250 – $138,870390
10Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$73,260
Bachelor's degree
$42,660 – $146,2701,590
11Cost Estimators$72,210
Bachelor's degree
$48,100 – $132,770630
12Fundraisers$69,440
Bachelor's degree
$37,430 – $124,380160
13Compliance Officers$68,310
Bachelor's degree
$45,570 – $129,280580
14Human Resources Specialists$67,100
Bachelor's degree
$45,810 – $113,6201,430
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$65,500
Bachelor's degree
$46,550 – $106,960770
16Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$64,120
Bachelor's degree
$45,310 – $115,960160
17Loan Officers$62,210
Bachelor's degree
$29,110 – $131,710430
18Training and Development Specialists$61,410
Bachelor's degree
$32,030 – $123,980810
19Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$59,850
Bachelor's degree
$34,860 – $95,110350

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,510	$58,610 – $156,300	2,060
2	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$88,710	$61,300 – $146,950	1,380
3	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$82,100	$49,440 – $317,960	990
4	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$81,090	$52,070 – $134,460	2,780
5	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,970	$48,120 – $115,010	460
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,900	$41,890 – $181,910	1,810
7	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$78,830	$45,450 – $118,360	270
8	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$77,360	$49,840 – $137,490	170
9	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$75,830	$61,250 – $138,870	390
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,260	$42,660 – $146,270	1,590
11	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$72,210	$48,100 – $132,770	630
12	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$69,440	$37,430 – $124,380	160
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$68,310	$45,570 – $129,280	580
14	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,100	$45,810 – $113,620	1,430
15	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$65,500	$46,550 – $106,960	770
16	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$64,120	$45,310 – $115,960	160
17	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$62,210	$29,110 – $131,710	430
18	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,410	$32,030 – $123,980	810
19	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$59,850	$34,860 – $95,110	350

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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