Counties in Florida by wages and salaries paid

Miami-Dade County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 67 counties in 2016, at $64.09 billion. Lafayette County had the lowest, at $48.62 million. The median was $1.31 billion and the figure for Florida was $424.79 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest64,091Miami-Dade County
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Map of counties, 2016

Alachua County: 6,242.1 USD millionBaker County: 269.8 USD millionBay County: 3,610.5 USD millionBradford County: 259.6 USD millionBrevard County: 10,608.6 USD millionBroward County: 44,024.8 USD millionCalhoun County: 94.3 USD millionCharlotte County: 1,908.4 USD millionCitrus County: 1,306.9 USD millionClay County: 2,084.2 USD millionCollier County: 7,229.5 USD millionColumbia County: 984.4 USD millionDeSoto County: 364.4 USD millionDixie County: 100.1 USD millionDuval County: 29,161.1 USD millionEscambia County: 6,996.1 USD millionFlagler County: 863.9 USD millionFranklin County: 117.5 USD millionGadsden County: 475.3 USD millionGilchrist County: 127.8 USD millionGlades County: 82.2 USD millionGulf County: 147.2 USD millionHamilton County: 139.5 USD millionHardee County: 282.9 USD millionHendry County: 535 USD millionHernando County: 1,596.9 USD millionHighlands County: 1,033.8 USD millionHillsborough County: 39,115.1 USD millionHolmes County: 114.8 USD millionIndian River County: 2,339.7 USD millionJackson County: 550.5 USD millionJefferson County: 93.1 USD millionLafayette County: 48.6 USD millionLake County: 3,769.8 USD millionLee County: 11,847.8 USD millionLeon County: 7,002 USD millionLevy County: 309.1 USD millionLiberty County: 72.9 USD millionMadison County: 151.7 USD millionManatee County: 5,488.8 USD millionMarion County: 4,185.2 USD millionMartin County: 3,004.8 USD millionMiami-Dade County: 64,091 USD millionMonroe County: 1,930.9 USD millionNassau County: 929.3 USD millionOkaloosa County: 5,100.1 USD millionOkeechobee County: 436.7 USD millionOrange County: 42,185.7 USD millionOsceola County: 3,650 USD millionPalm Beach County: 34,325.9 USD millionPasco County: 4,756.2 USD millionPinellas County: 22,193.4 USD millionPolk County: 9,634.3 USD millionPutnam County: 665.7 USD millionSt. Johns County: 3,250.9 USD millionSt. Lucie County: 3,204.7 USD millionSanta Rosa County: 1,648 USD millionSarasota County: 8,062.7 USD millionSeminole County: 9,355.9 USD millionSumter County: 1,172.3 USD millionSuwannee County: 419.5 USD millionTaylor County: 285.1 USD millionUnion County: 145 USD millionVolusia County: 7,171.3 USD millionWakulla County: 212.3 USD millionWalton County: 1,003 USD millionWashington County: 220.7 USD million
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USD million, 2016. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Miami-Dade County: 64,091 USD millionMiami-Dade County64,091Broward County: 44,024.8 USD millionBroward County44,024.8Orange County: 42,185.7 USD millionOrange County42,185.7Hillsborough County: 39,115.1 USD millionHillsborough County39,115.1Palm Beach County: 34,325.9 USD millionPalm Beach County34,325.9Duval County: 29,161.1 USD millionDuval County29,161.1Pinellas County: 22,193.4 USD millionPinellas County22,193.4Lee County: 11,847.8 USD millionLee County11,847.8Brevard County: 10,608.6 USD millionBrevard County10,608.6Polk County: 9,634.3 USD millionPolk County9,634.3Seminole County: 9,355.9 USD millionSeminole County9,355.9Sarasota County: 8,062.7 USD millionSarasota County8,062.7Collier County: 7,229.5 USD millionCollier County7,229.5Volusia County: 7,171.3 USD millionVolusia County7,171.3Leon County: 7,002 USD millionLeon County7,002Escambia County: 6,996.1 USD millionEscambia County6,996.1Alachua County: 6,242.1 USD millionAlachua County6,242.1Manatee County: 5,488.8 USD millionManatee County5,488.8Okaloosa County: 5,100.1 USD millionOkaloosa County5,100.1Pasco County: 4,756.2 USD millionPasco County4,756.2Marion County: 4,185.2 USD millionMarion County4,185.2Lake County: 3,769.8 USD millionLake County3,769.8Osceola County: 3,650 USD millionOsceola County3,650Bay County: 3,610.5 USD millionBay County3,610.5St. Johns County: 3,250.9 USD millionSt. Johns County3,250.9St. Lucie County: 3,204.7 USD millionSt. Lucie County3,204.7Martin County: 3,004.8 USD millionMartin County3,004.8Indian River County: 2,339.7 USD millionIndian River County2,339.7Clay County: 2,084.2 USD millionClay County2,084.2Monroe County: 1,930.9 USD millionMonroe County1,930.9Charlotte County: 1,908.4 USD millionCharlotte County1,908.4Santa Rosa County: 1,648 USD millionSanta Rosa County1,648Hernando County: 1,596.9 USD millionHernando County1,596.9Citrus County: 1,306.9 USD millionCitrus County1,306.9Sumter County: 1,172.3 USD millionSumter County1,172.3Highlands County: 1,033.8 USD millionHighlands County1,033.8Walton County: 1,003 USD millionWalton County1,003Columbia County: 984.4 USD millionColumbia County984.4Nassau County: 929.3 USD millionNassau County929.3Flagler County: 863.9 USD millionFlagler County863.9Miami-Dade County: 64,091 USD millionMiami-Dade County64,091Broward County: 44,024.8 USD millionBroward County44,024.8Orange County: 42,185.7 USD millionOrange County42,185.7Hillsborough County: 39,115.1 USD millionHillsborough County39,115.1Palm Beach County: 34,325.9 USD millionPalm Beach County34,325.9Duval County: 29,161.1 USD millionDuval County29,161.1Pinellas County: 22,193.4 USD millionPinellas County22,193.4Lee County: 11,847.8 USD millionLee County11,847.8Brevard County: 10,608.6 USD millionBrevard County10,608.6Polk County: 9,634.3 USD millionPolk County9,634.3Seminole County: 9,355.9 USD millionSeminole County9,355.9Sarasota County: 8,062.7 USD millionSarasota County8,062.7Collier County: 7,229.5 USD millionCollier County7,229.5Volusia County: 7,171.3 USD millionVolusia County7,171.3Leon County: 7,002 USD millionLeon County7,002Escambia County: 6,996.1 USD millionEscambia County6,996.1Alachua County: 6,242.1 USD millionAlachua County6,242.1Manatee County: 5,488.8 USD millionManatee County5,488.8Okaloosa County: 5,100.1 USD millionOkaloosa County5,100.1Pasco County: 4,756.2 USD millionPasco County4,756.2Marion County: 4,185.2 USD millionMarion County4,185.2Lake County: 3,769.8 USD millionLake County3,769.8Osceola County: 3,650 USD millionOsceola County3,650Bay County: 3,610.5 USD millionBay County3,610.5St. Johns County: 3,250.9 USD millionSt. Johns County3,250.9St. Lucie County: 3,204.7 USD millionSt. Lucie County3,204.7Martin County: 3,004.8 USD millionMartin County3,004.8Indian River County: 2,339.7 USD millionIndian River County2,339.7Clay County: 2,084.2 USD millionClay County2,084.2Monroe County: 1,930.9 USD millionMonroe County1,930.9Charlotte County: 1,908.4 USD millionCharlotte County1,908.4Santa Rosa County: 1,648 USD millionSanta Rosa County1,648Hernando County: 1,596.9 USD millionHernando County1,596.9Citrus County: 1,306.9 USD millionCitrus County1,306.9Sumter County: 1,172.3 USD millionSumter County1,172.3Highlands County: 1,033.8 USD millionHighlands County1,033.8Walton County: 1,003 USD millionWalton County1,003Columbia County: 984.4 USD millionColumbia County984.4Nassau County: 929.3 USD millionNassau County929.3Flagler County: 863.9 USD millionFlagler County863.9
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Miami-Dade County64,091+3.9%
2Broward County44,024.8+4.5%
3Orange County42,185.7+6.1%
4Hillsborough County39,115.1+5.9%
5Palm Beach County34,325.9+4.2%
6Duval County29,161.1+5.5%
7Pinellas County22,193.4+4.1%
8Lee County11,847.8+6.8%
9Brevard County10,608.6+4.5%
10Polk County9,634.3+5.1%
11Seminole County9,355.9+7.2%
12Sarasota County8,062.7+4.3%
13Collier County7,229.5+5.9%
14Volusia County7,171.3+6.2%
15Leon County7,002+4.3%
16Escambia County6,996.1+7.1%
17Alachua County6,242.1+4.4%
18Manatee County5,488.8+6.8%
19Okaloosa County5,100.1+4.3%
20Pasco County4,756.2+6.2%
21Marion County4,185.2+6.9%
22Lake County3,769.8+5.2%
23Osceola County3,650+5.6%
24Bay County3,610.5+4.2%
25St. Johns County3,250.9+6.4%
26St. Lucie County3,204.7+5.2%
27Martin County3,004.8+5.4%
28Indian River County2,339.7+5.1%
29Clay County2,084.2+7.3%
30Monroe County1,930.9+3.2%
31Charlotte County1,908.4+5.5%
32Santa Rosa County1,648+8.5%
33Hernando County1,596.9+4.9%
34Citrus County1,306.9+1.5%
35Sumter County1,172.3+6.7%
36Highlands County1,033.8+5.2%
37Walton County1,003+10.6%
38Columbia County984.4+4.5%
39Nassau County929.3+2.3%
40Flagler County863.9+7.7%
41Putnam County665.7+2.2%
42Jackson County550.5+3.4%
43Hendry County535+9.3%
44Gadsden County475.3+2.9%
45Okeechobee County436.7+2%
46Suwannee County419.5+5.6%
47DeSoto County364.4+4.6%
48Levy County309.1+5.3%
49Taylor County285.1-6.2%
50Hardee County282.9+4.3%
51Baker County269.8+6.5%
52Bradford County259.6+0.7%
53Washington County220.7+4.7%
54Wakulla County212.3+5.7%
55Madison County151.7-1.9%
56Gulf County147.2+2.9%
57Union County145+6.1%
58Hamilton County139.5-1.6%
59Gilchrist County127.8+8.1%
60Franklin County117.5+0.6%
61Holmes County114.8+1.2%
62Dixie County100.1+6.1%
63Calhoun County94.3-4.6%
64Jefferson County93.1+4.5%
65Glades County82.2+9.7%
66Liberty County72.9+1.9%
67Lafayette County48.6-0.7%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Florida by wages and salaries paid, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/florida-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Miami-Dade County, with $64.09 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Lafayette County, with $48.62 million in 2016.

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