These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Fort Lauderdale, FL For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in the Fort Lauderdale area. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Surgeons are the highest paid people in Fort Lauderdale.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Fort Lauderdale:

1. Surgeons
2. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
3. Chief Executives
4. Family and General Practitioners
5. Pediatricians, General
6. Education Administrators, Postsecondary
7. Nurse Anesthetists
8. Sales Managers
9. Computer and Information Systems Managers
10. Financial Managers

Everyone’s favorite, dentists, place number 18 on the list of highest paid professions in Fort Lauderdale. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

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How we determined the highest paid jobs in Fort Lauderdale For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 495 job classifications in Fort Lauderdale in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released BLS data for this analysis which came out on March 30, 2018.

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Fort Lauderdale

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Surgeons	$226,610	$65,940	50
2	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	$211,910	$50,720	1,350
3	Chief Executives	$209,650	$97,430	1,700
4	Family and General Practitioners	$188,980	$73,570	1,280
5	Pediatricians, General	$177,990	$43,410	120
6	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$150,150	$70,950	130
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$147,490	$65,560	30
8	Sales Managers	$142,690	$71,340	1,640
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$141,430	$85,470	1,210
10	Financial Managers	$138,700	$71,410	2,030
11	Natural Sciences Managers	$138,650	$82,620	70
12	Internists, General	$138,450	$101,250	650
13	General and Operations Managers	$138,440	$59,890	7,910
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$132,530	$75,570	1,060
15	Podiatrists	$132,070	$55,680	180
16	Pharmacists	$128,880	$102,610	1,990
17	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$126,160	$71,520	150
18	Dentists, General	$123,990	$61,810	720
19	Marketing Managers	$122,490	$64,240	710
20	Computer Hardware Engineers	$116,660	$80,740	180
21	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$112,220	$30,890	50
22	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$110,980	$72,830	390
23	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$110,590	$65,660	470
24	Administrative Services Managers	$110,460	$62,430	930
25	Purchasing Managers	$110,170	$71,170	300
26	Industrial Production Managers	$109,990	$70,520	380
27	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$109,470	$60,620	110
28	Education Administrators, All Other	$108,560	$50,730	120
29	Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	$107,560	$61,050	390
30	Human Resources Managers	$106,660	$59,090	440
31	Physician Assistants	$105,620	$83,190	400
32	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$105,310	$69,730	60
33	Transportation Inspectors	$99,840	$70,650	230
34	Veterinarians	$99,800	$64,600	240
35	Occupational Therapists	$99,400	$75,150	640
36	Managers, All Other	$97,530	$45,170	1,390
37	Construction Managers	$97,170	$43,730	2,090
38	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$96,050	$37,340	210
39	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,800	$53,470	390
40	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$95,770	$42,600	3,010
41	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$95,050	$40,870	4,180
42	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,010	$52,000	820
43	Personal Financial Advisors	$94,920	$52,160	1,130
44	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$94,470	$47,000	860
45	Biomedical Engineers	$92,960	$49,360	90
46	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$92,620	$62,730	130
47	Social and Community Service Managers	$92,370	$54,540	310
48	Electrical Engineers	$89,820	$50,260	310
49	Database Administrators	$89,810	$53,390	610
50	Speech-Language Pathologists	$89,760	$65,000	610
51	Commercial Pilots	$88,560	$33,890	330
52	Training and Development Managers	$88,410	$42,330	190
53	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$86,890	$67,540	310
54	Producers and Directors	$86,860	$35,390	530
55	Physical Therapists	$86,450	$50,730	1,090
56	Computer Occupations, All Other	$86,070	$24,860	440
57	Software Developers, Systems Software	$85,950	$56,200	1,300
58	Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	$84,820	$39,840	920
59	Loan Officers	$84,370	$38,290	1,570
60	Engineers, All Other	$83,500	$55,130	250
61	Nurse Practitioners	$82,430	$50,610	680
62	Software Developers, Applications	$82,370	$45,570	3,000
63	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$81,820	$50,990	1,630
64	Sales Engineers	$80,850	$44,240	140
65	Radiation Therapists	$80,560	$56,060	50
66	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$80,440	$43,530	480
67	Civil Engineers	$80,410	$46,890	1,350
68	Computer Systems Analysts	$79,340	$47,030	1,950
69	Audiologists	$79,120	$63,640	40
70	Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$78,290	$41,730	220
71	Mechanical Engineers	$78,170	$46,240	430
72	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,040	$50,260	130
73	Computer Network Architects	$77,640	$42,770	1,840
74	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$77,440	$39,300	50
75	Art Directors	$77,320	$53,010	120
76	Chiropractors	$76,450	$37,640	200
77	Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$76,100	$44,540	230
78	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$74,650	$60,450	150
79	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$74,160	$45,150	910
80	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,800	$40,070	290
81	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,780	$46,120	260
82	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$73,660	$44,870	140
83	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$73,380	$39,730	390
84	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$73,080	$31,380	2,310
85	Accountants and Auditors	$72,450	$40,890	8,290
86	Real Estate Brokers	$72,240	$22,430	150
87	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$71,990	$43,490	130
88	Information Security Analysts	$71,860	$43,330	370
89	Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	$71,750	$44,110	200
90	Urban and Regional Planners	$71,560	$47,190	130
91	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$71,470	$37,830	130
92	Psychologists, All Other	$71,420	$29,430	160
93	Real Estate Sales Agents	$71,400	$23,960	2,280
94	Management Analysts	$71,330	$36,730	3,550
95	Environmental Engineers	$71,010	$42,090	450
96	Computer Programmers	$70,620	$29,820	1,380
97	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$70,470	$54,120	360
98	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$70,200	$46,210	120
99	Therapists, All Other	$70,190	$52,280	70
100	Industrial Engineers	$70,100	$39,110	650