Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Across all occupations in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,630 a year ($22.42 an hour) and the mean $61,890, May 2025. That median is −9% against the US median of $50,980 and −3% against Florida's $47,880. BLS counts 1,411,730 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is radiologists; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL vs Florida and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL area, Florida and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Hourly	$14.34	$17.21	$22.42	$34.22	$51.20	$29.76	1,411,730
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Annual	$29,820	$35,800	$46,630	$71,170	$106,490	$61,890	1,411,730
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.

611 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Radiologists	$475,440	$228.58	70
2	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$469,750	$225.84	**
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$337,410	$162.22	30
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$324,150	$155.84	400
5	Psychiatrists	$320,250	$153.97	180
6	Physicians, All Other	$283,600	$136.35	2,390
7	Nurse Anesthetists	$214,690	$103.22	770
8	Dentists, General	$212,300	$102.07	1,320
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$177,990	$85.57	1,780
10	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$176,450	$84.83	140
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Florida	$171,210	$82.31	5,190
12	Optometrists	$160,090	$76.97	290
13	Computer Network Architects	$156,560	$75.27	1,730
14	Podiatrists	$155,960	$74.98	110
15	Air Traffic Controllers	$147,800	$71.06	170
16	Database Architects	$143,540	$69.01	270
17	Marketing Managers	$143,220	$68.86	3,420
18	Financial Managers in Florida	$140,850	$67.71	6,190
19	Materials Engineers	$138,430	$66.55	**
20	Lawyers in Florida	$136,970	$65.85	5,890

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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Florida	49,970	35.40	1.41	$32,290
2	Waiters and Waitresses in Florida	36,820	26.08	1.79	$35,410
3	Customer Service Representatives in Florida	35,690	25.28	1.51	$40,530
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Florida	34,830	24.67	1.00	$28,620
5	Registered Nurses in Florida	30,150	21.36	0.98	$83,550
6	Cashiers in Florida	29,340	20.78	1.05	$31,330
7	General and Operations Managers in Florida	27,430	19.43	0.86	$100,440
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Florida	24,640	17.46	0.96	$36,400
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Florida	24,080	17.06	0.90	$38,630
10	Office Clerks, General in Florida	22,330	15.82	1.00	$43,740
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Florida	21,620	15.32	1.08	$34,590
12	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	20,030	14.19	5.55	$30,940
13	Cooks, Restaurant in Florida	19,960	14.14	1.56	$37,970
14	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Florida	18,340	12.99	1.61	$58,870
15	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Florida	17,810	12.62	2.28	$35,150
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Florida	16,380	11.60	1.18	$46,060
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Florida	15,420	10.92	0.82	$50,250
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Florida	15,110	10.70	1.36	$43,070
19	Security Guards in Florida	14,870	10.54	1.28	$35,500
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Florida	14,830	10.51	1.14	$63,010

Most concentrated occupations in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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	Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	12.54	1,890	1.34	*
2	Costume Attendants	9.14	540	0.38	$43,780
3	Actors	8.49	4,240	3.00	*
4	Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance	7.38	160	0.11	$108,520
5	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	5.55	20,030	14.19	$30,940
6	Acupuncturists	5.39	380	0.27	$55,470
7	Special Effects Artists and Animators	5.30	960	0.68	$91,150
8	Hydrologic Technicians	4.43	110	0.08	$64,750
9	Travel Agents	4.38	2,190	1.55	$48,680
10	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	4.34	1,120	0.80	$29,110

Occupation groups in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$106,820	$131,010	94,540	66.97	0.94
Computer and Mathematical	$101,550	$105,980	44,430	31.47	0.93
Architecture and Engineering	$93,880	$98,620	20,030	14.19	0.84
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$80,470	$98,870	84,580	59.92	0.95
Business and Financial Operations	$78,000	$87,320	94,830	67.17	0.99
Legal	$77,580	$106,340	12,890	9.13	1.09
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$74,720	$89,260	6,580	4.66	0.49
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,120	$54,940	63,930	45.28	0.77
Community and Social Service	$50,790	$55,680	16,040	11.36	0.66
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$49,920	$57,210	58,660	41.55	1.06
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,910	$62,160	28,720	20.34	1.55
Construction and Extraction	$48,860	$54,850	63,610	45.06	1.09
Office and Administrative Support	$44,730	$47,770	173,110	122.63	1.07
Production	$41,980	$46,280	37,280	26.41	0.48
Protective Service	$40,280	$49,320	37,060	26.25	1.08
Transportation and Material Moving	$40,230	$48,450	118,380	83.85	0.95
Healthcare Support	$37,800	$41,480	38,730	27.43	0.54
Sales and Related	$36,780	$49,230	150,550	106.65	1.24
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,050	$37,960	58,340	41.33	1.41
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$34,860	$38,310	1,040	0.74	0.26
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$34,190	$37,770	163,040	115.49	1.31
Personal Care and Service	$30,940	$36,980	45,350	32.13	1.53

Every occupation in Florida, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 611 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL estimates (area 36740).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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.