Highest Paying Jobs In Jacksonville, FL For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Jacksonville area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 29 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Jacksonville require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Jacksonville is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $299,893 and an entry-level salary of $138,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Jacksonville, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Jacksonville can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, Florida:

Anesthesiologist – $299,893
Physician – $285,151
Oncologist – $268,962
Physician-Internist – $255,096
Geriatric Physician – $251,400
Hospitalist Physician – $250,884
Cardiologist – $249,541
President/Chief Executive Officer – $243,472
Associate Medical Director – $236,217
Adult Psychiatrist – $234,051

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Jacksonville

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$299,893	$138,000
2	Physician	$285,151	$145,000
3	Oncologist	$268,962	$133,000
4	Physician-Internist	$255,096	$130,000
5	Geriatric Physician	$251,400	$129,000
6	Hospitalist Physician	$250,884	$176,000
7	Cardiologist	$249,541	$129,000
8	President/Chief Executive Officer	$243,472	$129,000
9	Associate Medical Director	$236,217	$138,000
10	Adult Psychiatrist	$234,051	$144,000
11	Internist	$232,998	$124,000
12	Internal Medicine Hospitalist	$215,561	$108,000
13	Periodontist	$213,986	$130,000
14	Endodontist	$208,698	$123,000
15	Neurologist	$206,901	$118,000
16	Psychiatrist	$203,615	$125,000
17	Hospitalist	$202,477	$133,000
18	Nephrologist	$202,010	$123,000
19	Primary Care Physician	$199,059	$115,000
20	Family Practice Physician	$197,527	$123,000
21	Staff Physician	$193,902	$115,000
22	Internal Medicine Physician	$193,852	$119,000
23	Medical Director	$190,673	$121,000
24	Operator And Truck Driver	$182,507	$88,000
25	General Internist	$178,722	$109,000
26	Pediatric Physician Assistant	$176,787	$104,000
27	Senior Vice President	$171,324	$103,000
28	Health Teacher	$170,667	$95,000
29	Pediatric Dentist	$169,998	$100,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Jacksonville for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Jacksonville.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Jacksonville to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Jacksonville.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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