Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are known as STEM jobs. Many of these would include software developers, engineers, data analysts, and scientists with many making over 6 figures a year in Florida.
AI search analytics platform Peec AI ((https://peec.ai/) looked at which states offered the highest salaries for those in STEM careers. 76 STEM-related occupations’ salaries were analyzed and collected on Glassdoor to rank the states that provide the highest salaries for those in STEM fields.
Florida ranked sixteenth among the top-paying states for STEM careers, with an average salary of $105,570 a year. The highest-paying STEM career in the state is anesthesiologist, earning $282,320 annually. Other top-paying STEM careers include orthopedic surgeons at $246,733, dentists at $234,423, dermatologists at $220,321, and psychiatrists at $220,284.
The lowest-paying STEM career is a forensic science technician, earning $47,127. The average STEM salary in Florida is above the national average of $102,116 by 3.4%.
“Florida ranks high in the U.S. for STEM salaries, driven by high-paying medical roles like orthopedic surgeons and anesthesiologists. The state’s strong healthcare industry and growing tech sector continue to offer some of the most competitive pay in the nation,” said Malte Landwehr, CMO of Peec AI.
Across the U.S., medical roles consistently dominate STEM salary rankings, while emergency medical technicians and lab technicians tend to earn the least. As STEM careers evolve, salary gaps between high and low paying roles will play an important role of continued education and specialization.
Other high-paying STEM jobs include cardiologists and software engineers, though they fall slightly below these top earners. Emergency medical technicians earn the least among STEM occupations in the state, with an average annual salary of $62,276. The average STEM salary in California exceeds the national average of $102,116 by 49.6%.
