Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Across all occupations in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,240 a year ($22.23 an hour) and the mean $58,620, May 2025. That median is −9% against the US median of $50,980 and −3% against Florida's $47,880. BLS counts 190,480 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL vs Florida and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL area, Florida and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	Hourly	$13.92	$16.83	$22.23	$31.75	$47.51	$28.18	190,480
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	Annual	$28,960	$35,010	$46,240	$66,040	$98,810	$58,620	190,480
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.

386 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$294,490	$141.58	380
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$258,640	$124.35	120
3	Dentists, General	$164,990	$79.32	170
4	Chief Executives	$157,500	$75.72	350
5	Optometrists	$154,050	$74.06	70
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,300	$72.26	100
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Florida	$150,160	$72.19	530
8	Veterinarians	$146,960	$70.65	140
9	Human Resources Managers	$133,320	$64.10	170
10	Pharmacists	$132,560	$63.73	600
11	Sales Engineers	$128,200	$61.63	60
12	Financial Managers in Florida	$127,340	$61.22	960
13	Lawyers in Florida	$126,790	$60.96	960
14	Purchasing Managers	$124,980	$60.09	40
15	Computer Network Architects	$122,830	$59.06	80
16	Marketing Managers	$122,540	$58.91	290
17	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$122,210	*	90
18	Industrial Production Managers	$121,000	$58.17	170
19	Nurse Practitioners	$120,880	$58.12	370
20	Physician Assistants	$119,570	$57.48	190

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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Florida	6,970	36.57	1.48	$28,360
2	Retail Salespersons in Florida	6,720	35.25	1.41	$31,870
3	Registered Nurses in Florida	5,070	26.60	1.22	$77,890
4	Cashiers in Florida	4,690	24.65	1.24	$29,910
5	Waiters and Waitresses in Florida	4,260	22.38	1.53	$35,340
6	Office Clerks, General in Florida	4,160	21.83	1.38	$39,960
7	General and Operations Managers in Florida	4,040	21.20	0.94	$97,350
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Florida	3,630	19.04	1.04	$34,920
9	Customer Service Representatives in Florida	3,280	17.25	1.03	$43,290
10	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Florida	2,760	14.51	1.63	$50,360
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Florida	2,490	13.08	0.92	$32,010
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Florida	2,450	12.86	0.68	$36,540
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Florida	2,430	12.74	1.29	$45,190
14	Cooks, Restaurant in Florida	2,260	11.89	1.31	$35,800
15	Nursing Assistants in Florida	2,150	11.30	1.21	$36,430
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Florida	2,010	10.53	1.34	$42,110
17	Construction Laborers in Florida	1,930	10.16	1.44	$43,050
18	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Florida	1,920	10.06	1.63	$38,750
19	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Florida	1,790	9.42	1.31	$46,790
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Florida	1,790	9.40	0.86	$43,660

Most concentrated occupations in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	5.03	330	1.73	$55,370
2	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	4.38	130	0.67	$103,630
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	3.91	660	3.48	$63,580
4	Bill and Account Collectors	3.36	650	3.43	$45,910
5	Special Education Teachers, All Other	2.74	110	0.60	$79,410
6	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2.71	1,260	6.63	$48,030
7	Pest Control Workers	2.44	310	1.61	$38,910
8	Loan Officers	2.36	790	4.16	$65,030
9	Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	2.34	570	2.99	$30,620
10	Helpers--Electricians	2.27	180	0.93	$36,820

Occupation groups in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$99,080	$117,870	12,370	64.95	0.91
Computer and Mathematical	$91,040	$94,960	4,770	25.03	0.74
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$77,810	$92,090	14,410	75.64	1.20
Architecture and Engineering	$77,410	$87,650	2,140	11.21	0.67
Legal	$76,650	$106,670	1,990	10.44	1.24
Business and Financial Operations	$73,660	$80,760	12,830	67.35	0.99
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$70,140	$76,270	1,110	5.83	0.62
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$51,440	$57,030	9,810	51.52	1.32
Educational Instruction and Library	$50,360	$53,790	10,570	55.47	0.95
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,220	$59,320	1,840	9.69	0.74
Community and Social Service	$48,060	$53,130	2,890	15.18	0.88
Protective Service	$47,840	$51,450	5,150	27.03	1.11
Construction and Extraction	$47,540	$52,890	9,310	48.90	1.18
Office and Administrative Support	$44,450	$46,470	23,680	124.30	1.09
Production	$44,390	$48,230	5,280	27.71	0.50
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,440	$41,070	90	0.46	0.17
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,110	$42,000	13,350	70.06	0.80
Healthcare Support	$36,630	$40,020	7,180	37.67	0.74
Sales and Related	$35,640	$45,420	20,150	105.80	1.23
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,360	$36,360	6,180	32.42	1.11
Personal Care and Service	$32,280	$38,190	2,940	15.44	0.74
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$31,040	$35,640	22,460	117.90	1.34

Every occupation in Florida, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 386 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL estimates (area 37860).

*: 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, 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.