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Salaries & Cost of Living in Palm Beach County, FL

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

Jobs listed
66
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Median of medians
$48,500
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,008
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
76%
50 of 66

Pay and cost of living in Palm Beach County, FL

Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,008 a month and a two-bedroom $2,349. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $31,458 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $48,439 a year, and 50 of the 66 occupations listed here (76%) 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 Palm Beach County, FL or against other counties.

All jobs in Palm Beach County, FL, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 66.

Occupations in Palm Beach County, FL ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$164,230$123,184$7,644
2Lawyers$160,320$120,512$7,421
3Software Developers$132,650$101,599$5,845
4Sales Managers$130,180$99,911$5,704
5Medical and Health Services Managers$128,770$98,947$5,624
6General and Operations Managers$105,640$82,869$4,284
7Project Management Specialists$98,720$78,001$3,879
8Management Analysts$94,290$74,884$3,619
9Registered Nurses$91,380$72,837$3,448
10Accountants and Auditors$80,920$65,478$2,835
11Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$79,840$64,718$2,772
12Compliance Officers$79,770$64,669$2,768
13First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,530$63,093$2,636
14First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,310$62,939$2,623
15Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$73,450$60,223$2,397
16Human Resources Specialists$67,580$56,094$2,053
17First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,550$56,072$2,051
18Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$63,790$53,384$1,827
19Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,400$52,267$1,734
20Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,090$52,018$1,713
21Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,090$52,018$1,713
22First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,780$51,769$1,693
23Computer User Support Specialists$60,500$50,740$1,607
24Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,410$50,668$1,601
25Insurance Sales Agents$60,260$50,547$1,591
26Electricians$58,630$49,238$1,482
27Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,300$48,973$1,460
28Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$57,290$48,161$1,392
29Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,580$43,573$1,010
30Carpenters$51,570$43,565$1,009
31Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,300$42,545$924
32First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,250$42,504$921
33Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,550$41,942$874
34Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,450$40,255$733
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,290$39,323$655
36Construction Laborers$45,520$38,704$604
37First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,500$38,688$603
38Pharmacy Technicians$45,240$38,479$585
39Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,060$38,334$573
40Medical Assistants$44,930$38,230$564
41Office Clerks, General$44,730$38,069$551
42Light Truck Drivers$42,750$36,478$418
43Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,960$35,040$299
44Customer Service Representatives$39,560$33,915$205
45Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,580$33,128$139
46Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,010$32,670$101
47Nursing Assistants$38,010$32,670$101
48Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,570$32,316$72
49Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$37,430$32,204$62
50Cooks, Restaurant$36,920$31,794$28