Want to be in the Florida Keys? These jobs pay more than $80,000 a year
If you love to visit the Florida Keys, how would you like to work there?
Monroe County has several open government positions that carry salary range of more than $80,000 a year.
Here’s a look at recent public sector job postings across the Keys:
Monroe County
The county career page lists the following jobs with salaries around $80,000 or more:
Construction inspector
Description: Oversees administers and coordinates construction projects from inception through completion, including supervision of staff, and inspection of construction projects, which include reviewing documents and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and codes.
Location: Marathon
Salary: $64,689.49 - $103,503.19
Permit technician
Description: Assists the staff and community with all aspects of permitting: review of applications for completeness, routes for plan review, issuance, inspections and completion.
Location: Marathon/Big Pine Key/Stock Island
Salary: $52,718.12 - $81,713.10
Senior Planner, Mass Care Administration - Emergency Management
Description: Conducts specialized tasks related to organizing and coordinating operations, communications, support, planning and response for the Emergency Management Special Needs program in Monroe County.
Location: Marathon
Salary: $86,569.13 - $138,510.61
Applications analyst
Description: Responsible for managing the implementation, configuration, upgrades, monitoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and administration of multiple enterprise applications and services.
Location: Key Largo
Salary: $72,685.11 - $116,296.17
Roads technician
Description: perform all related repairs and/or maintenance to county roads, bridges, and rights-of-way using a variety of machines, tools, and equipment.
Location: Key Largo
Salary: $52,718.12 - $81,713.10
Senior Administrator, State Housing Incentives Partnership (SHIP) Program
Description: Supports the department Director in overseeing the planning, financial management, and compliance functions of the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program.
Location: Key West
Salary: $91,763.27 - $146,821.25
Librarian
Description: Provides professional library dutues in an assigned branch and systemwide.
Location: Islamorada
Salary: $64,689.49 - $103,503.19
Coordinator, Employee Benefits
Description: Handles the eligibility of all participants in the health, pharmaceutical, life, dental and vision plans inckuding enrollment, dependent coverage, terminations and retirement.
Location: Key West
Salary: $58,121.73 - $90,088.69
This story was originally published November 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM.