Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy

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Florida's Workforce and State of Working Florida

Rankings of Florida’s 21 Metropolitan Areas in 2006 Average Wage, Average Wage Percentage Growth 2002-2006; and Job Growth, 2002-2006
(Bold indicates above average)
Area	Ranking in Average Wage, 2006	Ranking in % Avg. Wage Growth, 2002-2006	Ranking in % Job Growth, 2002-2006	Average ranking
Naples	6	3	5	4.7
Fort Myers-Cape Coral	9	6	1	5.3
Jacksonville	4	10	9	7.7
Fort Lauderdale	3	9	12	8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	5	15	8	9.3
Panama City	18	7	4	9.7
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce	13	13	3	9.7
Miami	1	8	21	10
Sarasota - Bradenton-Venice	10	5	15	10
Fort Walton Beach	14	1	16	10.3
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton-Boynton Beach	2	19	10	10.3
Orlando	8	17	6	10.3
Gainesville	12	2	18	10.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach	15	11	7	11
Ocala	20	14	2	12
Tampa – St Petersburg - Clearwater	7	16	17	13.3
Pensacola	16	12	13	13.7
Punta Gorda	19	4	20	14.3
Tallahassee	11	21	14	15.3
Lakeland	17	20	11	16
Daytona Beach	21	18	19	19.3

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)

DATA

Florida Wage Levels

(includes maps)