Recruiting services in Port St. Lucie, FL
A full search for an employer hiring in Port St. Lucie, run end to end on your behalf and priced per search rather than as a percentage of salary. Across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340, and the tier is set by the seniority of the role, never by what the role pays.
Permanent hires, any industry, anywhere in Florida. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days and run 30 to 50% below what a contingency recruiter charges for the same hire. Every placement carries a 45 day replacement guarantee at 50% off.
Looking for a staffing agency in Port St. Lucie?
That search usually means one of two different things, and they are not interchangeable. Temporary staffing puts someone in a seat for a while on an agency payroll. A permanent search finds a person who joins your payroll and stays. If what you need is temporary cover, a staffing agency is the right call and this is not it.
For a permanent hire the real comparison is against a contingency recruiter. Contingency bills 20 to 30% of first year salary, several firms often work the same role at once, and nobody owns the outcome. A full search is one owner, a flat fee set by seniority, and a shortlist rather than a stream of forwarded resumes.
Port St. Lucie is covered the same way every other market is. Nothing about the fee moves with the city, so the figures below are here to price the role and read the market, not to change what the search costs.
Every role we search for in Port St. Lucie
Each one carries the wage band employers in this metro actually pay, what Port St. Lucie residents in that field earn, and what the search costs.
Architecture and engineering
Business and financial operations
- Accountants and Auditors
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Compliance Officers
- Cost Estimators
- Financial and Investment Analysts
- Fundraisers
- Human Resources Specialists
- Loan Officers
- Logisticians
- Management Analysts
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
- Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Project Management Specialists
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
- Tax Preparers
- Training and Development Specialists
Computer and mathematical
- Computer Network Architects
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Data Scientists
- Information Security Analysts
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Operations Research Analysts
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Legal
Management
- Administrative Services Managers
- Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Chief Executives
- Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Education Administrators, All Other
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
- Facilities Managers
- Financial Managers
- Food Service Managers
- Funeral Home Managers
- General and Operations Managers
- Human Resources Managers
- Industrial Production Managers
- Lodging Managers
- Managers, All Other
- Marketing Managers
- Medical and Health Services Managers
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
- Sales Managers
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Office and administrative support
- Bill and Account Collectors
- Billing and Posting Clerks
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
- Cargo and Freight Agents
- Couriers and Messengers
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
- Customer Service Representatives
- Data Entry Keyers
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- File Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
- Information and Record Clerks, All Other
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
- Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Library Assistants, Clerical
- Loan Interviewers and Clerks
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
- Meter Readers, Utilities
- Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- Office Clerks, General
- Order Clerks
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
- Postal Service Clerks
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Procurement Clerks
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
- Public Safety Telecommunicators
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- Tellers
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Sales and related
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Cashiers
- Counter and Rental Clerks
- First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Parts Salespersons
- Real Estate Brokers
- Real Estate Sales Agents
- Retail Salespersons
- Sales and Related Workers, All Other
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
- Travel Agents
What does an employer in Port St. Lucie actually pay?
Whatever the Port St. Lucie, FL area pays, because that is the level at which wages are published. The table below is place of work: it is what employers located in that metropolitan area report paying, not what anyone living in Port St. Lucie happens to take home.
What about management roles in Port St. Lucie?
10,825 Port St. Lucie residents work in management occupations and earn a median of $67,263, and the best paid of any group here. BLS publishes wages for 24 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $127,100 for chief executives.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $183,320 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $170,890 |
| Financial Managers | $156,540 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $155,610 |
| Sales Managers | $135,590 |
| Marketing Managers | $131,820 |
| Human Resources Managers | $127,060 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $118,500 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 24 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in management occupations
- 10,825
- Their median annual earnings
- $67,263
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about business and financial operations roles in Port St. Lucie?
4,651 Port St. Lucie residents work in business and financial operations occupations and earn a median of $64,212. BLS publishes wages for 18 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $103,430 for personal financial advisors.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Personal Financial Advisors | $175,610 |
| Management Analysts | $107,950 |
| Project Management Specialists | $94,830 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $86,280 |
| Loan Officers | $84,040 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $83,160 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $80,050 |
| Compliance Officers | $78,670 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 18 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in business and financial operations occupations
- 4,651
- Their median annual earnings
- $64,212
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about computer and mathematical roles in Port St. Lucie?
2,121 Port St. Lucie residents work in computer and mathematical occupations and earn a median of $56,674. BLS publishes wages for 12 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $128,510 for software developers.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | $133,040 |
| Computer Network Architects | $123,760 |
| Information Security Analysts | $119,150 |
| Data Scientists | $102,380 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $101,900 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $100,360 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $99,980 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $96,220 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 12 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in computer and mathematical occupations
- 2,121
- Their median annual earnings
- $56,674
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about architecture and engineering roles in Port St. Lucie?
1,504 Port St. Lucie residents work in architecture and engineering occupations and earn a median of $65,541. BLS publishes wages for 11 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $115,330 for electronics engineers, except computer.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $132,660 |
| Industrial Engineers | $105,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $104,260 |
| Engineers, All Other | $103,730 |
| Civil Engineers | $103,260 |
| Electrical Engineers | $98,860 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $95,390 |
| Surveyors | $77,760 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 11 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in architecture and engineering occupations
- 1,504
- Their median annual earnings
- $65,541
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about legal roles in Port St. Lucie?
872 Port St. Lucie residents work in legal occupations and earn a median of $59,688. BLS publishes wages for 4 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $175,430 for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $183,700 |
| Lawyers | $154,430 |
| Legal Support Workers, All Other | $64,340 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | $58,780 |
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in legal occupations
- 872
- Their median annual earnings
- $59,688
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about sales and related roles in Port St. Lucie?
11,303 Port St. Lucie residents work in sales and related occupations and earn a median of $32,915, the lowest paid of any group here. BLS publishes wages for 16 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $103,310 for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $103,540 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $89,320 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $80,430 |
| Real Estate Brokers | $77,770 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $72,740 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $69,050 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | $68,840 |
| Insurance Sales Agents | $65,200 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 16 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in sales and related occupations
- 11,303
- Their median annual earnings
- $32,915
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
What about office and administrative support roles in Port St. Lucie?
12,021 Port St. Lucie residents work in office and administrative support occupations and earn a median of $37,989, the largest group in the city. BLS publishes wages for 37 occupations in this group across the Port St. Lucie, FL area, topping out at $63,330 for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers.
Place of work
What employers pay
| Role | Annual mean |
|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $67,790 |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | $63,640 |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | $62,300 |
| Postal Service Clerks | $61,110 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | $58,960 |
| Cargo and Freight Agents | $58,460 |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | $56,340 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $55,230 |
Showing the 8 highest-paid of 37 occupations in this group with a published figure for this area.
Place of residence
What Port St. Lucie residents earn
- Port St. Lucie residents working in office and administrative support occupations
- 12,021
- Their median annual earnings
- $37,989
Residents of Port St. Lucie working in this occupation group. Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011. This is where people live, not where they work, so it is not comparable to the wage figures beside it.
Why are the two numbers on this page so different?
They count different people. The wage figures count jobs sitting inside the Port St. Lucie, FL area, whoever fills them. The earnings figures count people who live in Port St. Lucie, wherever they commute to.
It runs the other way in computer and mathematical, where published wages in this metro run to a median of $96,460 but Port St. Lucie residents in that group report a median of $56,674. Employers here are drawing that talent from outside the city line.
Across the groups we cover, Port St. Lucie earnings run from $32,915 in sales and related to $67,263 in management, a spread of 2.0x. A band set from the wrong end of that range is the most common reason a search here stalls.
Port St. Lucie is the 5th largest of the 9 Florida cities we publish data for, at 268,062 people, in St. Lucie County.
What does a search cost here?
The same as anywhere. Location does not move the fee and neither does salary. Tier is set by the seniority of the role, and across all six tiers the published range is $6,240 to $54,340 per search. For scale, the highest published median wage in this metro is $175,430 for judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates. A contingency firm hiring at that level would bill roughly $35,086 to $52,629 on the first year salary alone.
Price a Port St. Lucie search
Eight questions about the role. Your tier range appears on screen, with the contingency comparison if you are paying one now.