Ocala, FL

Across all occupations in the Ocala, FL metropolitan area, the median wage is $43,990 a year ($21.15 an hour) and the mean $55,290, May 2025. That median is −14% against the US median of $50,980 and −8% against Florida's $47,880. BLS counts 120,980 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is psychiatrists; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Ocala, FL vs Florida and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Ocala, FL area, Florida and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Ocala, FL	Hourly	$13.73	$16.56	$21.15	$29.02	$43.83	$26.58	120,980
Ocala, FL	Annual	$28,560	$34,440	$43,990	$60,350	$91,170	$55,290	120,980
Florida	Hourly	$14.43	$17.45	$23.02	$36.26	$55.07	$31.09	9,929,860
Florida	Annual	$30,010	$36,290	$47,880	$75,410	$114,550	$64,670	9,929,860
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

313 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Florida. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Ocala, FL

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Psychiatrists	$396,200	$190.48	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$231,840	$111.46	300
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$224,500	$107.93	120
4	Dentists, General	$203,980	$98.07	100
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$203,850	$98.00	80
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,520	$78.13	90
7	Sales Engineers	$158,190	$76.05	40
8	Optometrists	$152,880	$73.50	40
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Florida	$138,580	$66.63	160
10	Chief Executives	$131,440	$63.19	220
11	Veterinarians	$129,410	$62.21	120
12	Financial Managers in Florida	$129,360	$62.19	340
13	Pharmacists	$128,870	$61.96	260
14	Physician Assistants	$125,790	$60.48	110
15	Nurse Practitioners	$124,430	$59.82	300
16	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$121,250	$58.29	40
17	Human Resources Managers	$117,510	$56.49	80
18	Sales Managers in Florida	$117,240	$56.37	400
19	Marketing Managers	$115,550	$55.55	140
20	Software Developers in Florida	$112,780	$54.22	380

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Ocala, FL

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Florida	4,430	36.61	1.46	$31,090
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Florida	3,340	27.61	1.11	$27,880
3	Cashiers in Florida	3,260	26.91	1.35	$28,970
4	Registered Nurses in Florida	3,040	25.13	1.16	$79,230
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Florida	2,910	24.01	1.32	$35,160
6	General and Operations Managers in Florida	2,690	22.26	0.99	$83,770
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Florida	2,690	22.24	1.17	$40,830
8	Office Clerks, General in Florida	2,470	20.43	1.29	$40,010
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Florida	2,230	18.44	1.39	$51,490
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Florida	2,110	17.46	1.20	$34,890
11	Customer Service Representatives in Florida	1,740	14.42	0.86	$37,130
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Florida	1,500	12.38	0.87	$33,130
13	Nursing Assistants in Florida	1,470	12.16	1.30	$36,510
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Florida	1,460	12.09	1.23	$43,800
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Florida	1,460	12.07	1.34	$38,580
16	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Florida	1,370	11.29	0.41	$31,550
17	Construction Laborers in Florida	1,340	11.04	1.57	$38,050
18	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Florida	1,300	10.77	1.74	$37,920
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Florida	1,270	10.50	0.96	$40,370
20	Cooks, Restaurant in Florida	1,260	10.42	1.15	$35,500

Most concentrated occupations in Ocala, FL

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	7.02	180	1.48	$33,800
2	Roofers	4.54	480	3.95	$45,130
3	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	3.68	160	1.34	$39,940
4	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.32	980	8.14	$47,130
5	Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3.28	330	2.72	$42,890
6	Animal Caretakers	2.88	600	4.94	$34,930
7	Real Estate Sales Agents	2.85	430	3.54	*
8	Pest Control Workers	2.62	210	1.73	$45,750
9	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	2.51	120	1.02	$62,100
10	Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	2.49	100	0.84	$45,840

Occupation groups in Ocala, FL

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$94,340	$111,200	7,240	59.84	0.84
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$78,120	$92,260	9,290	76.83	1.22
Computer and Mathematical	$77,650	$88,430	1,550	12.81	0.38
Architecture and Engineering	$75,400	$81,720	1,190	9.83	0.58
Business and Financial Operations	$69,120	$77,610	5,060	41.81	0.62
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$63,300	$70,980	440	3.60	0.38
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,520	$52,840	6,090	50.38	0.86
Protective Service	$49,730	$54,390	3,720	30.71	1.26
Community and Social Service	$49,360	$54,950	1,730	14.33	0.84
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$48,100	$53,130	5,950	49.15	1.26
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,570	$56,050	930	7.66	0.58
Construction and Extraction	$46,300	$50,300	6,840	56.57	1.37
Office and Administrative Support	$40,890	$44,700	14,210	117.44	1.03
Production	$40,780	$44,360	5,520	45.61	0.83
Transportation and Material Moving	$39,530	$42,530	12,730	105.21	1.20
Healthcare Support	$36,510	$38,630	5,100	42.13	0.83
Sales and Related	$35,050	$47,270	13,450	111.17	1.29
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,340	$36,180	3,900	32.26	1.10
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$34,080	$38,370	340	2.79	1.00
Personal Care and Service	$32,910	$37,490	3,000	24.79	1.18
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$30,800	$35,030	11,970	98.95	1.12
Legal	*	*	740	6.15	0.73

Every occupation in Florida, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 313 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Ocala, FL estimates (area 36100).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Ocala, FL area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.