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Salaries & Cost of Living in Miami-Dade County, FL

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 66 occupations in Miami-Dade County, FL.

Jobs listed
66
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Median of medians
$48,500
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,121
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
68%
45 of 66

Pay and cost of living in Miami-Dade County, FL

Miami-Dade County, FL is part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL labor market, and this page summarizes 66 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $48,500 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $164,230, and the lowest is Packers and Packagers, Hand at $27,970.

A one-bedroom apartment in Miami-Dade County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,121 a month and a two-bedroom $2,564. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $32,814 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $48,439 a year, and 45 of the 66 occupations listed here (68%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Miami-Dade County, FL or against other counties.

All jobs in Miami-Dade County, FL, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 66.

Occupations in Miami-Dade County, FL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$164,230$123,184$7,531
2Lawyers$160,320$120,512$7,308
3Software Developers$132,650$101,599$5,732
4Sales Managers$130,180$99,911$5,591
5Medical and Health Services Managers$128,770$98,947$5,511
6General and Operations Managers$105,640$82,869$4,171
7Project Management Specialists$98,720$78,001$3,766
8Management Analysts$94,290$74,884$3,506
9Registered Nurses$91,380$72,837$3,335
10Accountants and Auditors$80,920$65,478$2,722
11Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$79,840$64,718$2,659
12Compliance Officers$79,770$64,669$2,655
13First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,530$63,093$2,523
14First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,310$62,939$2,510
15Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$73,450$60,223$2,284
16Human Resources Specialists$67,580$56,094$1,940
17First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,550$56,072$1,938
18Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$63,790$53,384$1,714
19Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,400$52,267$1,621
20Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,090$52,018$1,600
21Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,090$52,018$1,600
22First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,780$51,769$1,580
23Computer User Support Specialists$60,500$50,740$1,494
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,410$50,668$1,488
25Insurance Sales Agents$60,260$50,547$1,478
26Electricians$58,630$49,238$1,369
27Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,300$48,973$1,347
28Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$57,290$48,161$1,279
29Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,580$43,573$897
30Carpenters$51,570$43,565$896
31Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,300$42,545$811
32First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,250$42,504$808
33Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,550$41,942$761
34Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,450$40,255$620
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,290$39,323$542
36Construction Laborers$45,520$38,704$491
37First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,500$38,688$490
38Pharmacy Technicians$45,240$38,479$472
39Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,060$38,334$460
40Medical Assistants$44,930$38,230$451
41Office Clerks, General$44,730$38,069$438
42Light Truck Drivers$42,750$36,478$305
43Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,960$35,040$186
44Customer Service Representatives$39,560$33,915$92
45Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,580$33,128$26
46Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,010$32,670−$12
47Nursing Assistants$38,010$32,670−$12
48Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,570$32,316−$41
49Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,430$32,204−$51
50Cooks, Restaurant$36,920$31,794−$85