High paying management jobs in Florida

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florida. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Architectural and Engineering Managers$170,740
Bachelor's degree
$116,900 – $251,5908,710
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,470
Bachelor's degree
$100,390 – $264,46035,040
3Financial Managers$153,280
Bachelor's degree
$79,450 – $303,79048,910
4Marketing Managers$142,620
Bachelor's degree
$78,250 – $261,31024,820
5Human Resources Managers$137,790
Bachelor's degree
$79,420 – $232,76011,570
6Purchasing Managers$133,410
Bachelor's degree
$76,460 – $211,4103,960
7Sales Managers$131,900
Bachelor's degree
$71,650 – $263,16046,480
8Medical and Health Services Managers$120,360
Bachelor's degree
$69,910 – $213,26042,700
9Industrial Production Managers$119,870
Bachelor's degree
$66,250 – $212,9109,480
10Training and Development Managers$118,290
Bachelor's degree
$68,750 – $207,0303,550
11Construction Managers$113,130
Bachelor's degree
$65,200 – $209,45034,010
12Natural Sciences Managers$112,220
Bachelor's degree
$62,660 – $216,3304,370
13Managers, All Other$108,890
Bachelor's degree
$50,660 – $207,51037,820
14General and Operations Managers$101,580
Bachelor's degree
$48,670 – $226,080236,290
15Facilities Managers$98,780
Bachelor's degree
$52,300 – $164,8708,620
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$96,490
Master's degree
$61,030 – $130,65016,960
17Administrative Services Managers$94,850
Bachelor's degree
$51,330 – $192,97015,350
18Social and Community Service Managers$76,050
Bachelor's degree
$48,080 – $132,5108,600
19Food Service Managers$72,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,800 – $113,94018,500
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$70,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,810 – $132,77030,160
21Lodging Managers$69,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $153,3104,790
22Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,750
Bachelor's degree
$38,910 – $78,7005,980

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$170,740	$116,900 – $251,590	8,710
2	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,470	$100,390 – $264,460	35,040
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,280	$79,450 – $303,790	48,910
4	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,620	$78,250 – $261,310	24,820
5	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,790	$79,420 – $232,760	11,570
6	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,410	$76,460 – $211,410	3,960
7	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,900	$71,650 – $263,160	46,480
8	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,360	$69,910 – $213,260	42,700
9	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,870	$66,250 – $212,910	9,480
10	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$118,290	$68,750 – $207,030	3,550
11	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$113,130	$65,200 – $209,450	34,010
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,220	$62,660 – $216,330	4,370
13	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$108,890	$50,660 – $207,510	37,820
14	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,580	$48,670 – $226,080	236,290
15	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,780	$52,300 – $164,870	8,620
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$96,490	$61,030 – $130,650	16,960
17	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,850	$51,330 – $192,970	15,350
18	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,050	$48,080 – $132,510	8,600
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,790	$45,800 – $113,940	18,500
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,810	$45,810 – $132,770	30,160
21	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,120	$38,560 – $153,310	4,790
22	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,750	$38,910 – $78,700	5,980

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Florida. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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