Counties in Florida by wages and salaries paid

Miami-Dade County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 67 counties in 2020, at $74.64 billion. Lafayette County had the lowest, at $56.81 million. The median was $1.64 billion and the figure for Florida was $512.26 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest74,639.3Miami-Dade County
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Map of counties, 2020

Alachua County: 7,686.1 USD millionBaker County: 312.5 USD millionBay County: 3,939.1 USD millionBradford County: 286 USD millionBrevard County: 13,612.6 USD millionBroward County: 52,046.5 USD millionCalhoun County: 119.4 USD millionCharlotte County: 2,345.1 USD millionCitrus County: 1,447.6 USD millionClay County: 2,548.6 USD millionCollier County: 8,998.6 USD millionColumbia County: 1,127.1 USD millionDeSoto County: 464.1 USD millionDixie County: 113.8 USD millionDuval County: 35,604.4 USD millionEscambia County: 8,447.2 USD millionFlagler County: 1,066.2 USD millionFranklin County: 135.7 USD millionGadsden County: 630.1 USD millionGilchrist County: 190.1 USD millionGlades County: 122.1 USD millionGulf County: 185.3 USD millionHamilton County: 168.4 USD millionHardee County: 318.1 USD millionHendry County: 641.6 USD millionHernando County: 2,021.6 USD millionHighlands County: 1,162.8 USD millionHillsborough County: 48,588.2 USD millionHolmes County: 134.4 USD millionIndian River County: 2,761.7 USD millionJackson County: 646.3 USD millionJefferson County: 104.4 USD millionLafayette County: 56.8 USD millionLake County: 4,782.6 USD millionLee County: 14,628.3 USD millionLeon County: 8,192.3 USD millionLevy County: 370.2 USD millionLiberty County: 86.8 USD millionMadison County: 181.6 USD millionManatee County: 6,788.4 USD millionMarion County: 5,016.8 USD millionMartin County: 3,623.1 USD millionMiami-Dade County: 74,639.3 USD millionMonroe County: 2,146 USD millionNassau County: 1,180.9 USD millionOkaloosa County: 6,392.4 USD millionOkeechobee County: 520.3 USD millionOrange County: 49,741.4 USD millionOsceola County: 4,361.1 USD millionPalm Beach County: 40,921.8 USD millionPasco County: 6,045.6 USD millionPinellas County: 26,403.9 USD millionPolk County: 12,393.9 USD millionPutnam County: 780.7 USD millionSt. Johns County: 4,387.5 USD millionSt. Lucie County: 4,031.6 USD millionSanta Rosa County: 2,015.1 USD millionSarasota County: 9,623.5 USD millionSeminole County: 12,031.8 USD millionSumter County: 1,639.1 USD millionSuwannee County: 474.4 USD millionTaylor County: 302 USD millionUnion County: 151.6 USD millionVolusia County: 8,457.2 USD millionWakulla County: 286.8 USD millionWalton County: 1,372.8 USD millionWashington County: 258.5 USD million
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USD million, 2020. 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, 2020

Miami-Dade County: 74,639.3 USD millionMiami-Dade County74,639.3Broward County: 52,046.5 USD millionBroward County52,046.5Orange County: 49,741.4 USD millionOrange County49,741.4Hillsborough County: 48,588.2 USD millionHillsborough County48,588.2Palm Beach County: 40,921.8 USD millionPalm Beach County40,921.8Duval County: 35,604.4 USD millionDuval County35,604.4Pinellas County: 26,403.9 USD millionPinellas County26,403.9Lee County: 14,628.3 USD millionLee County14,628.3Brevard County: 13,612.6 USD millionBrevard County13,612.6Polk County: 12,393.9 USD millionPolk County12,393.9Seminole County: 12,031.8 USD millionSeminole County12,031.8Sarasota County: 9,623.5 USD millionSarasota County9,623.5Collier County: 8,998.6 USD millionCollier County8,998.6Volusia County: 8,457.2 USD millionVolusia County8,457.2Escambia County: 8,447.2 USD millionEscambia County8,447.2Leon County: 8,192.3 USD millionLeon County8,192.3Alachua County: 7,686.1 USD millionAlachua County7,686.1Manatee County: 6,788.4 USD millionManatee County6,788.4Okaloosa County: 6,392.4 USD millionOkaloosa County6,392.4Pasco County: 6,045.6 USD millionPasco County6,045.6Marion County: 5,016.8 USD millionMarion County5,016.8Lake County: 4,782.6 USD millionLake County4,782.6St. Johns County: 4,387.5 USD millionSt. Johns County4,387.5Osceola County: 4,361.1 USD millionOsceola County4,361.1St. Lucie County: 4,031.6 USD millionSt. Lucie County4,031.6Bay County: 3,939.1 USD millionBay County3,939.1Martin County: 3,623.1 USD millionMartin County3,623.1Indian River County: 2,761.7 USD millionIndian River County2,761.7Clay County: 2,548.6 USD millionClay County2,548.6Charlotte County: 2,345.1 USD millionCharlotte County2,345.1Monroe County: 2,146 USD millionMonroe County2,146Hernando County: 2,021.6 USD millionHernando County2,021.6Santa Rosa County: 2,015.1 USD millionSanta Rosa County2,015.1Sumter County: 1,639.1 USD millionSumter County1,639.1Citrus County: 1,447.6 USD millionCitrus County1,447.6Walton County: 1,372.8 USD millionWalton County1,372.8Nassau County: 1,180.9 USD millionNassau County1,180.9Highlands County: 1,162.8 USD millionHighlands County1,162.8Columbia County: 1,127.1 USD millionColumbia County1,127.1Flagler County: 1,066.2 USD millionFlagler County1,066.2Miami-Dade County: 74,639.3 USD millionMiami-Dade County74,639.3Broward County: 52,046.5 USD millionBroward County52,046.5Orange County: 49,741.4 USD millionOrange County49,741.4Hillsborough County: 48,588.2 USD millionHillsborough County48,588.2Palm Beach County: 40,921.8 USD millionPalm Beach County40,921.8Duval County: 35,604.4 USD millionDuval County35,604.4Pinellas County: 26,403.9 USD millionPinellas County26,403.9Lee County: 14,628.3 USD millionLee County14,628.3Brevard County: 13,612.6 USD millionBrevard County13,612.6Polk County: 12,393.9 USD millionPolk County12,393.9Seminole County: 12,031.8 USD millionSeminole County12,031.8Sarasota County: 9,623.5 USD millionSarasota County9,623.5Collier County: 8,998.6 USD millionCollier County8,998.6Volusia County: 8,457.2 USD millionVolusia County8,457.2Escambia County: 8,447.2 USD millionEscambia County8,447.2Leon County: 8,192.3 USD millionLeon County8,192.3Alachua County: 7,686.1 USD millionAlachua County7,686.1Manatee County: 6,788.4 USD millionManatee County6,788.4Okaloosa County: 6,392.4 USD millionOkaloosa County6,392.4Pasco County: 6,045.6 USD millionPasco County6,045.6Marion County: 5,016.8 USD millionMarion County5,016.8Lake County: 4,782.6 USD millionLake County4,782.6St. Johns County: 4,387.5 USD millionSt. Johns County4,387.5Osceola County: 4,361.1 USD millionOsceola County4,361.1St. Lucie County: 4,031.6 USD millionSt. Lucie County4,031.6Bay County: 3,939.1 USD millionBay County3,939.1Martin County: 3,623.1 USD millionMartin County3,623.1Indian River County: 2,761.7 USD millionIndian River County2,761.7Clay County: 2,548.6 USD millionClay County2,548.6Charlotte County: 2,345.1 USD millionCharlotte County2,345.1Monroe County: 2,146 USD millionMonroe County2,146Hernando County: 2,021.6 USD millionHernando County2,021.6Santa Rosa County: 2,015.1 USD millionSanta Rosa County2,015.1Sumter County: 1,639.1 USD millionSumter County1,639.1Citrus County: 1,447.6 USD millionCitrus County1,447.6Walton County: 1,372.8 USD millionWalton County1,372.8Nassau County: 1,180.9 USD millionNassau County1,180.9Highlands County: 1,162.8 USD millionHighlands County1,162.8Columbia County: 1,127.1 USD millionColumbia County1,127.1Flagler County: 1,066.2 USD millionFlagler County1,066.2
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

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Miami-Dade County74,639.3-0.2%
2Broward County52,046.5+0.9%
3Orange County49,741.4-2.6%
4Hillsborough County48,588.2+4.9%
5Palm Beach County40,921.8+3.6%
6Duval County35,604.4+4.5%
7Pinellas County26,403.9+3.4%
8Lee County14,628.3+3.7%
9Brevard County13,612.6+4.4%
10Polk County12,393.9+7.8%
11Seminole County12,031.8+3.2%
12Sarasota County9,623.5+3%
13Collier County8,998.6+4.1%
14Volusia County8,457.2+2.4%
15Escambia County8,447.2+4.5%
16Leon County8,192.3+2.5%
17Alachua County7,686.1+4.4%
18Manatee County6,788.4+3.2%
19Okaloosa County6,392.4+6.8%
20Pasco County6,045.6+6.3%
21Marion County5,016.8+5.4%
22Lake County4,782.6+6.4%
23St. Johns County4,387.5+6%
24Osceola County4,361.1-1.7%
25St. Lucie County4,031.6+3.9%
26Bay County3,939.1+2.2%
27Martin County3,623.1+4.7%
28Indian River County2,761.7+2.6%
29Clay County2,548.6+2.9%
30Charlotte County2,345.1+4.8%
31Monroe County2,146-1.5%
32Hernando County2,021.6+3.3%
33Santa Rosa County2,015.1+3.9%
34Sumter County1,639.1+7.7%
35Citrus County1,447.6+2.3%
36Walton County1,372.8+7.3%
37Nassau County1,180.9+3%
38Highlands County1,162.8+1.7%
39Columbia County1,127.1+1.1%
40Flagler County1,066.2+5.4%
41Putnam County780.7+7%
42Jackson County646.3+6.7%
43Hendry County641.6+7.7%
44Gadsden County630.1+6.9%
45Okeechobee County520.3+5.2%
46Suwannee County474.4+1.1%
47DeSoto County464.1+7.6%
48Levy County370.2+5.6%
49Hardee County318.1+5.4%
50Baker County312.5+7.7%
51Taylor County302+0.5%
52Wakulla County286.8+12.7%
53Bradford County286+4.3%
54Washington County258.5+2.2%
55Gilchrist County190.1+21.4%
56Gulf County185.3+14.4%
57Madison County181.6+7%
58Hamilton County168.4+8.2%
59Union County151.6+3%
60Franklin County135.7+5.3%
61Holmes County134.4+0.6%
62Glades County122.1+3.7%
63Calhoun County119.4+9.3%
64Dixie County113.8+6.9%
65Jefferson County104.4+5.9%
66Liberty County86.8+3.8%
67Lafayette County56.8+6.8%

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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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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Miami-Dade County, with $74.64 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Lafayette County, with $56.81 million in 2020.

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