Finance and Insurance

NAICS sector 52County Business Patterns, 2023Published for 65 of 67 counties

Florida's finance and insurance sector had 472,606 employees in 36,230 establishments in 2023, at an average pay of $105,574. Average pay of $105,574 is the 2nd-highest of the 19 sectors, 1.76 times the all-industry average. Florida jobs in the sector changed +25.7% from 2019 to 2023, the 2nd-fastest of the 19 sectors.

Compare Hillsborough and Miami-Dade in finance and insurance or any two counties.

Eight of the 65 counties where it is published pay at or above the sector's Florida average.

Florida average $105,574Middle county $68,425

More about the sector

County averages in the sector range 4.3-fold, from $39,756 in Baker County to $172,612 in Palm Beach County.
Hillsborough County alone holds 16.7% of the sector's Florida jobs (79,086); the five largest counties hold 53.1%.
11.8% of its Florida jobs are reported statewide, without a county, so the county figures here cover the rest.
In the latest year, March 2022 to March 2023, its Florida jobs changed +10.9%.

Most jobs

Hillsborough County has the most jobs; 2 of these ten pay above the sector's Florida average.

County	Employees	Avg pay	Share of sector
Hillsborough County	79,086	$103,445	16.7%
Miami-Dade County	51,778	$158,811	11.0%
Duval County	49,087	$97,002	10.4%
Broward County	39,873	$88,245	8.4%
Pinellas County	31,203	$102,856	6.6%
Orange County	28,585	$92,189	6.0%
Palm Beach County	24,958	$172,612	5.3%
Seminole County	17,733	$79,687	3.8%
Escambia County	12,239	$79,036	2.6%
Polk County	12,001	$79,847	2.5%

Highest and lowest pay

Counties with at least 100 jobs in the sector. The top county pays 4.3 times the bottom one.

Highest

Lowest

Source: Census CBP 2023, NAICS 52. The biggest industry in each Florida county.