Florida Migration Plunges 93% in 3 Years—but Miami Still Pulls High-Income Job Movers
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙. 𝙈𝙄𝘼𝙈𝙄 𝙐𝙋𝙂𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙀𝘿. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘 — 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧 + 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 + 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚.
🧲 MIAMI IS A MAGNET FOR HIGH-INCOME, STRATEGIC, CAREER-DRIVEN RELOCATIONS
💰📈 Typical out-of-state job mover to Miami annual salary: $101K+
👔🧠 55,244 newcomers moved here for work - with the largest slice in professional/scientific/technical roles (~13%)
💵🚀 Pay boosts by origin (median annual salary after moving to Miami)
🏆 Illinois $172K+
🗽 New York $164,480
🌲 Washington $164,144
🌴 California $155,864
🦀 Maryland $143,868











