Counties in Florida by wages and salaries paid

Miami-Dade County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 67 counties in 2017, at $67.14 billion. Lafayette County had the lowest, at $49.39 million. The median was $1.34 billion and the figure for Florida was $447.32 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest67,142Miami-Dade County
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Map of counties, 2017

Alachua County: 6,585.7 USD millionBaker County: 283.1 USD millionBay County: 3,659.6 USD millionBradford County: 273.8 USD millionBrevard County: 11,322.5 USD millionBroward County: 46,447.2 USD millionCalhoun County: 101.7 USD millionCharlotte County: 1,996.2 USD millionCitrus County: 1,344.7 USD millionClay County: 2,197.7 USD millionCollier County: 7,488.2 USD millionColumbia County: 1,008.4 USD millionDeSoto County: 385.1 USD millionDixie County: 108.8 USD millionDuval County: 30,980.5 USD millionEscambia County: 7,426.8 USD millionFlagler County: 915.6 USD millionFranklin County: 121.5 USD millionGadsden County: 503.5 USD millionGilchrist County: 133 USD millionGlades County: 92 USD millionGulf County: 151.3 USD millionHamilton County: 145.4 USD millionHardee County: 292.9 USD millionHendry County: 529.9 USD millionHernando County: 1,725.1 USD millionHighlands County: 1,070 USD millionHillsborough County: 40,898.9 USD millionHolmes County: 121.5 USD millionIndian River County: 2,428 USD millionJackson County: 557.5 USD millionJefferson County: 95.3 USD millionLafayette County: 49.4 USD millionLake County: 3,954.9 USD millionLee County: 12,551.2 USD millionLeon County: 7,338.8 USD millionLevy County: 325.1 USD millionLiberty County: 77.8 USD millionMadison County: 158.6 USD millionManatee County: 5,716.3 USD millionMarion County: 4,262.1 USD millionMartin County: 3,117.9 USD millionMiami-Dade County: 67,142 USD millionMonroe County: 1,980.8 USD millionNassau County: 1,012.1 USD millionOkaloosa County: 5,296.9 USD millionOkeechobee County: 522.2 USD millionOrange County: 44,968.9 USD millionOsceola County: 3,862.7 USD millionPalm Beach County: 36,144.7 USD millionPasco County: 5,014.1 USD millionPinellas County: 23,002.2 USD millionPolk County: 10,194.7 USD millionPutnam County: 680.9 USD millionSt. Johns County: 3,625 USD millionSt. Lucie County: 3,397.6 USD millionSanta Rosa County: 1,710.8 USD millionSarasota County: 8,511.8 USD millionSeminole County: 10,096.2 USD millionSumter County: 1,277.4 USD millionSuwannee County: 438.8 USD millionTaylor County: 300.3 USD millionUnion County: 149.4 USD millionVolusia County: 7,505.1 USD millionWakulla County: 223.6 USD millionWalton County: 1,086.3 USD millionWashington County: 235.4 USD million
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USD million, 2017. 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, 2017

Miami-Dade County: 67,142 USD millionMiami-Dade County67,142Broward County: 46,447.2 USD millionBroward County46,447.2Orange County: 44,968.9 USD millionOrange County44,968.9Hillsborough County: 40,898.9 USD millionHillsborough County40,898.9Palm Beach County: 36,144.7 USD millionPalm Beach County36,144.7Duval County: 30,980.5 USD millionDuval County30,980.5Pinellas County: 23,002.2 USD millionPinellas County23,002.2Lee County: 12,551.2 USD millionLee County12,551.2Brevard County: 11,322.5 USD millionBrevard County11,322.5Polk County: 10,194.7 USD millionPolk County10,194.7Seminole County: 10,096.2 USD millionSeminole County10,096.2Sarasota County: 8,511.8 USD millionSarasota County8,511.8Volusia County: 7,505.1 USD millionVolusia County7,505.1Collier County: 7,488.2 USD millionCollier County7,488.2Escambia County: 7,426.8 USD millionEscambia County7,426.8Leon County: 7,338.8 USD millionLeon County7,338.8Alachua County: 6,585.7 USD millionAlachua County6,585.7Manatee County: 5,716.3 USD millionManatee County5,716.3Okaloosa County: 5,296.9 USD millionOkaloosa County5,296.9Pasco County: 5,014.1 USD millionPasco County5,014.1Marion County: 4,262.1 USD millionMarion County4,262.1Lake County: 3,954.9 USD millionLake County3,954.9Osceola County: 3,862.7 USD millionOsceola County3,862.7Bay County: 3,659.6 USD millionBay County3,659.6St. Johns County: 3,625 USD millionSt. Johns County3,625St. Lucie County: 3,397.6 USD millionSt. Lucie County3,397.6Martin County: 3,117.9 USD millionMartin County3,117.9Indian River County: 2,428 USD millionIndian River County2,428Clay County: 2,197.7 USD millionClay County2,197.7Charlotte County: 1,996.2 USD millionCharlotte County1,996.2Monroe County: 1,980.8 USD millionMonroe County1,980.8Hernando County: 1,725.1 USD millionHernando County1,725.1Santa Rosa County: 1,710.8 USD millionSanta Rosa County1,710.8Citrus County: 1,344.7 USD millionCitrus County1,344.7Sumter County: 1,277.4 USD millionSumter County1,277.4Walton County: 1,086.3 USD millionWalton County1,086.3Highlands County: 1,070 USD millionHighlands County1,070Nassau County: 1,012.1 USD millionNassau County1,012.1Columbia County: 1,008.4 USD millionColumbia County1,008.4Flagler County: 915.6 USD millionFlagler County915.6Miami-Dade County: 67,142 USD millionMiami-Dade County67,142Broward County: 46,447.2 USD millionBroward County46,447.2Orange County: 44,968.9 USD millionOrange County44,968.9Hillsborough County: 40,898.9 USD millionHillsborough County40,898.9Palm Beach County: 36,144.7 USD millionPalm Beach County36,144.7Duval County: 30,980.5 USD millionDuval County30,980.5Pinellas County: 23,002.2 USD millionPinellas County23,002.2Lee County: 12,551.2 USD millionLee County12,551.2Brevard County: 11,322.5 USD millionBrevard County11,322.5Polk County: 10,194.7 USD millionPolk County10,194.7Seminole County: 10,096.2 USD millionSeminole County10,096.2Sarasota County: 8,511.8 USD millionSarasota County8,511.8Volusia County: 7,505.1 USD millionVolusia County7,505.1Collier County: 7,488.2 USD millionCollier County7,488.2Escambia County: 7,426.8 USD millionEscambia County7,426.8Leon County: 7,338.8 USD millionLeon County7,338.8Alachua County: 6,585.7 USD millionAlachua County6,585.7Manatee County: 5,716.3 USD millionManatee County5,716.3Okaloosa County: 5,296.9 USD millionOkaloosa County5,296.9Pasco County: 5,014.1 USD millionPasco County5,014.1Marion County: 4,262.1 USD millionMarion County4,262.1Lake County: 3,954.9 USD millionLake County3,954.9Osceola County: 3,862.7 USD millionOsceola County3,862.7Bay County: 3,659.6 USD millionBay County3,659.6St. Johns County: 3,625 USD millionSt. Johns County3,625St. Lucie County: 3,397.6 USD millionSt. Lucie County3,397.6Martin County: 3,117.9 USD millionMartin County3,117.9Indian River County: 2,428 USD millionIndian River County2,428Clay County: 2,197.7 USD millionClay County2,197.7Charlotte County: 1,996.2 USD millionCharlotte County1,996.2Monroe County: 1,980.8 USD millionMonroe County1,980.8Hernando County: 1,725.1 USD millionHernando County1,725.1Santa Rosa County: 1,710.8 USD millionSanta Rosa County1,710.8Citrus County: 1,344.7 USD millionCitrus County1,344.7Sumter County: 1,277.4 USD millionSumter County1,277.4Walton County: 1,086.3 USD millionWalton County1,086.3Highlands County: 1,070 USD millionHighlands County1,070Nassau County: 1,012.1 USD millionNassau County1,012.1Columbia County: 1,008.4 USD millionColumbia County1,008.4Flagler County: 915.6 USD millionFlagler County915.6
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

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Miami-Dade County67,142+4.8%
2Broward County46,447.2+5.5%
3Orange County44,968.9+6.6%
4Hillsborough County40,898.9+4.6%
5Palm Beach County36,144.7+5.3%
6Duval County30,980.5+6.2%
7Pinellas County23,002.2+3.6%
8Lee County12,551.2+5.9%
9Brevard County11,322.5+6.7%
10Polk County10,194.7+5.8%
11Seminole County10,096.2+7.9%
12Sarasota County8,511.8+5.6%
13Volusia County7,505.1+4.7%
14Collier County7,488.2+3.6%
15Escambia County7,426.8+6.2%
16Leon County7,338.8+4.8%
17Alachua County6,585.7+5.5%
18Manatee County5,716.3+4.1%
19Okaloosa County5,296.9+3.9%
20Pasco County5,014.1+5.4%
21Marion County4,262.1+1.8%
22Lake County3,954.9+4.9%
23Osceola County3,862.7+5.8%
24Bay County3,659.6+1.4%
25St. Johns County3,625+11.5%
26St. Lucie County3,397.6+6%
27Martin County3,117.9+3.8%
28Indian River County2,428+3.8%
29Clay County2,197.7+5.4%
30Charlotte County1,996.2+4.6%
31Monroe County1,980.8+2.6%
32Hernando County1,725.1+8%
33Santa Rosa County1,710.8+3.8%
34Citrus County1,344.7+2.9%
35Sumter County1,277.4+9%
36Walton County1,086.3+8.3%
37Highlands County1,070+3.5%
38Nassau County1,012.1+8.9%
39Columbia County1,008.4+2.4%
40Flagler County915.6+6%
41Putnam County680.9+2.3%
42Jackson County557.5+1.3%
43Hendry County529.9-0.9%
44Okeechobee County522.2+19.6%
45Gadsden County503.5+5.9%
46Suwannee County438.8+4.6%
47DeSoto County385.1+5.7%
48Levy County325.1+5.2%
49Taylor County300.3+5.3%
50Hardee County292.9+3.5%
51Baker County283.1+4.9%
52Bradford County273.8+5.5%
53Washington County235.4+6.7%
54Wakulla County223.6+5.3%
55Madison County158.6+4.5%
56Gulf County151.3+2.8%
57Union County149.4+3%
58Hamilton County145.4+4.2%
59Gilchrist County133+4.1%
60Franklin County121.5+3.4%
61Holmes County121.5+5.8%
62Dixie County108.8+8.7%
63Calhoun County101.7+7.8%
64Jefferson County95.3+2.4%
65Glades County92+11.9%
66Liberty County77.8+6.8%
67Lafayette County49.4+1.6%

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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, 2017. 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=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Miami-Dade County, with $67.14 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Lafayette County, with $49.39 million in 2017.

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