High paying tech and IT jobs in Florida

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,470
Bachelor's degree
$100,390 – $264,46035,040
2Computer Hardware Engineers$134,160
Bachelor's degree
$77,680 – $203,5103,290
3Computer Network Architects$132,800
Bachelor's degree
$81,500 – $184,6809,370
4Software Developers$130,980
Bachelor's degree
$80,050 – $204,40087,890
5Information Security Analysts$124,860
Bachelor's degree
$75,410 – $174,60014,220
6Data Scientists$115,820
Bachelor's degree
$63,080 – $174,14010,240
7Computer Occupations, All Other$105,370
Bachelor's degree
$52,960 – $173,26013,710
8Database Administrators$104,120
Bachelor's degree
$56,300 – $161,0903,810
9Computer Systems Analysts$101,900
Bachelor's degree
$63,030 – $161,72035,270
10Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$100,210
Bachelor's degree
$57,970 – $150,62010,320
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$95,200
Bachelor's degree
$59,340 – $143,14026,890
12Computer Programmers$93,180
Bachelor's degree
$52,810 – $138,7704,760
13Web and Digital Interface Designers$77,730
Bachelor's degree
$49,710 – $142,9104,620
14Operations Research Analysts$77,600
Bachelor's degree
$46,340 – $131,4909,120
15Computer Network Support Specialists$75,740
Associate's degree
$47,780 – $125,3209,450
16Computer User Support Specialists$58,740
Some college, no degree
$38,750 – $97,56051,220

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$168,470	$100,390 – $264,460	35,040
2	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$134,160	$77,680 – $203,510	3,290
3	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$132,800	$81,500 – $184,680	9,370
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$130,980	$80,050 – $204,400	87,890
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$124,860	$75,410 – $174,600	14,220
6	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$115,820	$63,080 – $174,140	10,240
7	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,370	$52,960 – $173,260	13,710
8	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$104,120	$56,300 – $161,090	3,810
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$101,900	$63,030 – $161,720	35,270
10	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$100,210	$57,970 – $150,620	10,320
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$95,200	$59,340 – $143,140	26,890
12	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$93,180	$52,810 – $138,770	4,760
13	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$77,730	$49,710 – $142,910	4,620
14	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,600	$46,340 – $131,490	9,120
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$75,740	$47,780 – $125,320	9,450
16	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,740	$38,750 – $97,560	51,220

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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