Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Each occupation's median wage in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL run 2.3% below the national average (2024), so a Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL · vs. national

1Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$60,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,740 – $76,440+35.8%
2Teachers and Instructors, All Other$77,400
Bachelor's degree
$37,920 – $106,330+17.0%
3Veterinarians$146,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,880 – $205,940+13.0%
4Optometrists$154,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,180 – $167,110+12.8%
5Physicians, All Other$294,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,420 – $434,980+10.7%
6Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$36,300
No formal educational credential
$27,220 – $38,480+8.1%
7Computer Programmers$107,400
Bachelor's degree
$58,100 – $115,900+7.0%
8Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,310 – $77,950+6.7%
9Dental Laboratory Technicians$52,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600 – $73,280+6.6%
10Family Medicine Physicians$258,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,100 – $312,220+5.9%
11Rehabilitation Counselors$49,280
Master's degree
$33,890 – $68,270+5.2%
12Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,580 – $89,420+4.9%
13Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,090
Some college, no degree
$35,680 – $59,580+4.8%
14Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,770 – $57,540+4.8%
15Tellers$44,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $47,150+3.9%
16Special Education Teachers, All Other$79,410
Bachelor's degree
$50,570 – $120,340+3.7%
17Procurement Clerks$52,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,510 – $64,940+3.6%
18Sales Engineers$128,200
Bachelor's degree
$64,920 – $257,870+2.6%
19Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$40,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $54,540+1.6%
20Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$91,560
Bachelor's degree
$50,810 – $115,920+1.6%
21Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$79,440
Associate's degree
$37,750 – $96,100+1.4%
22Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$58,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $67,860+1.3%
23Speech-Language Pathologists$98,810
Master's degree
$77,430 – $115,580+1.0%
24Travel Agents$50,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,360 – $70,620+0.7%
25Opticians, Dispensing$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $74,620+0.6%
26Waiters and Waitresses$35,340
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $59,820+0.3%
27Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,360 – $76,410-0.2%
28Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,790 – $48,120-0.2%
29First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,970 – $65,340-0.3%
30Butchers and Meat Cutters$39,940
No formal educational credential
$28,820 – $48,570-0.5%
31Paramedics$60,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,890 – $62,220-0.8%
32Respiratory Therapists$81,540
Associate's degree
$62,770 – $100,920-0.9%
33Training and Development Specialists$68,620
Bachelor's degree
$39,490 – $163,980-1.0%
34Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040-1.1%
35Food Preparation Workers$34,880
No formal educational credential
$27,900 – $38,560-1.2%
36Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$56,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,500 – $71,760-1.3%
37Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$44,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,860 – $53,930-1.4%
38File Clerks$42,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,760 – $62,950-1.7%
39Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,730 – $46,790-1.8%
40Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,760
No formal educational credential
$35,610 – $57,490-1.9%
41Medical Equipment Preparers$46,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,690 – $59,050-1.9%
42Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$57,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,790 – $75,890-2.0%
43Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $99,180-2.0%
44Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,990 – $59,490-2.2%
45Information and Record Clerks, All Other$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,060 – $58,430-2.3%
46Occupational Therapy Assistants$70,630
Associate's degree
$61,180 – $73,910-2.3%
47Bill and Account Collectors$45,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,560 – $48,590-2.4%
48First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $73,760-2.6%
49Postal Service Clerks$60,530
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030-2.6%
50Aircraft Service Attendants$39,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,780 – $81,680-2.6%

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

#	Occupation	MedianPensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,280	$29,740 – $76,440	+35.8%
2	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,400	$37,920 – $106,330	+17.0%
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$146,960	$73,880 – $205,940	+13.0%
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$154,050	$63,180 – $167,110	+12.8%
5	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$294,490	$80,420 – $434,980	+10.7%
6	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,300	$27,220 – $38,480	+8.1%
7	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$107,400	$58,100 – $115,900	+7.0%
8	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,290	$33,310 – $77,950	+6.7%
9	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,880	$35,600 – $73,280	+6.6%
10	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$258,640	$72,100 – $312,220	+5.9%
11	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$49,280	$33,890 – $68,270	+5.2%
12	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,950	$34,580 – $89,420	+4.9%
13	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$50,090	$35,680 – $59,580	+4.8%
14	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,480	$27,770 – $57,540	+4.8%
15	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,720	$35,920 – $47,150	+3.9%
16	Special Education Teachers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,410	$50,570 – $120,340	+3.7%
17	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,420	$42,510 – $64,940	+3.6%
18	Sales EngineersBachelor's degree	$128,200	$64,920 – $257,870	+2.6%
19	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,010	$33,280 – $54,540	+1.6%
20	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$91,560	$50,810 – $115,920	+1.6%
21	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$79,440	$37,750 – $96,100	+1.4%
22	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,770	$37,380 – $67,860	+1.3%
23	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,810	$77,430 – $115,580	+1.0%
24	Travel AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,520	$39,360 – $70,620	+0.7%
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$36,050 – $74,620	+0.6%
26	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$35,340	$27,040 – $59,820	+0.3%
27	Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,520	$32,360 – $76,410	-0.2%
28	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,550	$31,790 – $48,120	-0.2%
29	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,430	$33,970 – $65,340	-0.3%
30	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$39,940	$28,820 – $48,570	-0.5%
31	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,090	$48,890 – $62,220	-0.8%
32	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,540	$62,770 – $100,920	-0.9%
33	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,620	$39,490 – $163,980	-1.0%
34	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	-1.1%
35	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$34,880	$27,900 – $38,560	-1.2%
36	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,780	$35,500 – $71,760	-1.3%
37	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,910	$35,860 – $53,930	-1.4%
38	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,860	$33,760 – $62,950	-1.7%
39	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$33,730 – $46,790	-1.8%
40	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$48,760	$35,610 – $57,490	-1.9%
41	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,780	$35,690 – $59,050	-1.9%
42	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,490	$43,790 – $75,890	-2.0%
43	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,290	$36,350 – $99,180	-2.0%
44	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$40,990 – $59,490	-2.2%
45	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$39,060 – $58,430	-2.3%
46	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$70,630	$61,180 – $73,910	-2.3%
47	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,910	$33,560 – $48,590	-2.4%
48	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$34,730 – $73,760	-2.6%
49	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,530	$42,600 – $75,030	-2.6%
50	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,400	$34,780 – $81,680	-2.6%

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