Wildwood-The Villages, FL
Across all occupations in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,830 a year ($22.04 an hour) and the mean $58,950, May 2025. That median is −10% against the US median of $50,980 and −4% against Florida's $47,880. BLS counts 41,300 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.
All occupations: Wildwood-The Villages, FL vs Florida and the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | Hourly | $14.17 | $17.11 | $22.04 | $31.69 | $47.34 | $28.34 | 41,300 |
| Annual | $29,480 | $35,580 | $45,830 | $65,900 | $98,470 | $58,950 | ||
| Florida | Hourly | $14.43 | $17.45 | $23.02 | $36.26 | $55.07 | $31.09 | 9,929,860 |
| Annual | $30,010 | $36,290 | $47,880 | $75,410 | $114,550 | $64,670 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
192 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $286,310 | $137.65 | 140 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $223,580 | $107.49 | 60 |
| 3 | Dentists, General | $170,180 | $81.82 | 50 |
| 4 | Computer and Information Systems Managers in Florida | $161,820 | $77.80 | 60 |
| 5 | Financial Managers in Florida | $149,880 | $72.06 | 140 |
| 6 | Marketing Managers | $147,180 | $70.76 | 40 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $138,560 | $66.62 | 60 |
| 8 | Physician Assistants | $131,710 | $63.32 | 40 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $128,640 | $61.85 | 130 |
| 10 | Software Developers in Florida | $128,560 | $61.81 | 130 |
| 11 | Sales Managers in Florida | $125,340 | $60.26 | 90 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $124,930 | $60.06 | 170 |
| 13 | Lawyers in Florida | $124,700 | $59.95 | 70 |
| 14 | Industrial Production Managers | $122,540 | $58.91 | 30 |
| 15 | Human Resources Managers | $113,770 | $54.70 | 40 |
| 16 | Electrical Engineers | $111,200 | $53.46 | 70 |
| 17 | Computer Occupations, All Other | $109,780 | $52.78 | 40 |
| 18 | Construction Managers | $109,120 | $52.46 | 150 |
| 19 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $104,760 | $50.36 | 250 |
| 20 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $103,060 | $49.55 | 140 |
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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL
Most concentrated occupations in Wildwood-The Villages, 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 | 11.99 | 170 | 4.12 | $61,860 |
| 2 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 11.39 | 100 | 2.53 | * |
| 3 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 9.71 | 980 | 23.75 | $67,770 |
| 4 | Real Estate Sales Agents | 5.08 | 260 | 6.32 | $63,630 |
| 5 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | 4.36 | 110 | 2.78 | $73,740 |
| 6 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 4.16 | 140 | 3.51 | $103,060 |
| 7 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 3.20 | 410 | 9.84 | $46,060 |
| 8 | Firefighters | 2.95 | 270 | 6.56 | * |
| 9 | First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 2.93 | 100 | 2.46 | $50,110 |
| 10 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Florida | 2.60 | 660 | 15.93 | $36,140 |
Occupation groups in Wildwood-The Villages, FL
| Group | Median annual | Mean annual | Employment | Jobs per 1,000 | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | $101,470 | $120,310 | 2,350 | 56.99 | 0.80 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $93,740 | $102,730 | 550 | 13.37 | 0.40 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $77,630 | $78,180 | 380 | 9.10 | 0.96 |
| Legal | $77,480 | $99,200 | 160 | 3.93 | 0.47 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $77,300 | $86,270 | 1,860 | 44.94 | 0.66 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $77,110 | $101,860 | 3,400 | 82.22 | 1.30 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $76,980 | $84,570 | 420 | 10.17 | 0.60 |
| Protective Service | $59,770 | $61,400 | 2,190 | 52.97 | 2.18 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $59,360 | $57,550 | 1,270 | 30.76 | 0.53 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $51,220 | $58,780 | 2,090 | 50.67 | 1.29 |
| Community and Social Service | $50,670 | $56,830 | 560 | 13.45 | 0.78 |
| Construction and Extraction | $47,240 | $52,610 | 3,300 | 79.81 | 1.93 |
| Production | $44,490 | $50,300 | 1,040 | 25.06 | 0.45 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $43,790 | $47,780 | 4,470 | 108.23 | 0.95 |
| Healthcare Support | $37,530 | $40,710 | 2,080 | 50.32 | 0.99 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $37,430 | $41,210 | 3,180 | 76.93 | 0.87 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $36,130 | $41,560 | 40 | 0.94 | 0.34 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $35,830 | $38,560 | 1,730 | 41.82 | 1.43 |
| Sales and Related | $35,620 | $44,910 | 4,160 | 100.83 | 1.17 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $34,380 | $37,420 | 4,930 | 119.40 | 1.36 |
| Personal Care and Service | $30,380 | $36,790 | 900 | 21.82 | 1.04 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | * | * | 260 | 6.28 | 0.48 |
Every occupation in Florida, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 192 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 Wildwood-The Villages, FL estimates (area 48680).
*- 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 Wildwood-The Villages, 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.