Average Wage in Each of Florida's Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Ranking Relative to Others, 2006 (Bold indicates above average) Area Average Annual Wage % of Florida Ranking Florida $38,498 -- -- Fort Myers-Cape Coral $37,064 96% 9 Daytona Beach $31,212 81% 21 Fort Lauderdale $41,310 107% 3 Fort Walton Beach $34,413 89% 14 Gainesville $34,588 90% 12 Jacksonville $40,209 104% 4 Lakeland $33,546 87% 17 Miami $42,974 112% 1 Naples $39,327 102% 6 Ocala $31,309 81% 20 Orlando $37,802 98% 8 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville $39,785 103% 5 Panama City $33,360 87% 18 Pensacola $33,555 87% 16 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce $34,457 90% 13 Punta Gorda $32,370 84% 19 Sarasota - Bradenton-Venice $35,784 93% 10 Sebastian-Vero Beach $33,915 88% 15 Tallahassee $35,016 91% 11 Tampa - St Petersburg – Clearwater $38,027 99% 7 West Palm Beach - Boca Raton-Boynton Beach $41,972 109% 2 Source: Analysis of Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW) Annual NAICS Files. To download this table in Microsoft Excel format, click here. To view the related report, click here (from State of Working Florida 2007)