In Miami, 28.9% of the 961 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $130,000 a year. 10.6% are remote, 13.1% are entry level, and 35.9% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $115,000 posted salary in the Miami area buys about what $100,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 14% above the national average.
Housing costs run 56% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($48,500) is worth $42,500 in average-US dollars, 99th of 99 metro areas.
16.5% of postings are entry-level, 23rd of 99 metro areas.
5.7% of postings are remote, 28th highest of 99 metro areas.
Miami compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
961open postings from 279 employers
28.9%list a pay range (#34 of 71 published cities)
$130,000median posted pay (middle half: $86,500 to $180,000), from 249 postings with pay
10.6%remote, 0.8% hybrid
30 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 35.9% over 60 days
$48,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
13.1%entry-level postings
FL has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2026-08 (3.7% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Florida, employers had 404,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.9% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 8.3% above its February 2020 level and 0.7% lower than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay by kind of job in Miami
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Software engineering
$170,000
13
Operations and logistics
$107,500
15
Sales
$107,000
47
Marketing
$102,500
31
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Software & Technology
171
Retail & E-commerce
117
Manufacturing & Industrial
104
Consulting & Professional Services
98
Healthcare & Life Sciences
97
Financial Services
85
Media & Entertainment
72
Energy & Utilities
70
Logistics & Transportation
53
Real Estate & Construction
51
Other
26
Employers with the most openings
Lennar: 57 postings
Hut8: 39 postings
DoorDash USA: 33 postings
Careers Sedanos: 31 postings
Perryellisinternational: 25 postings
What applications ask in Miami
Among 213 application forms we read: 41.8% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 79.3% ask about visa sponsorship, 42.3% include the equal-opportunity section, and 5.2% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area run 14% above the national average, and housing runs 56% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $48,500, which is worth $42,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $115,000 is worth $100,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Miami. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
