High paying healthcare support jobs in Florida

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florida. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single healthcare support job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Florida.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$72,530
Associate's degree
$58,650 – $81,0809,870
2Occupational Therapy Assistants$71,630
Associate's degree
$59,890 – $79,3503,910
3Massage Therapists$49,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,310 – $79,2209,280
4Dental Assistants$47,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,800 – $58,88026,620
5Medical Equipment Preparers$45,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,630 – $62,0005,250
6Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $68,5905,550
7Medical Assistants$43,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,880 – $49,04066,110
8Phlebotomists$40,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,560 – $48,19010,220
9Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,090 – $47,2706,790
10Nursing Assistants$37,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,350 – $46,79096,960
11Orderlies$35,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610 – $38,9304,440
12Home Health and Personal Care Aides$33,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,660 – $38,31090,170

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$72,530	$58,650 – $81,080	9,870
2	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$71,630	$59,890 – $79,350	3,910
3	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,680	$30,310 – $79,220	9,280
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,620	$37,800 – $58,880	26,620
5	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,890	$35,630 – $62,000	5,250
6	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,700	$33,840 – $68,590	5,550
7	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,680	$35,880 – $49,040	66,110
8	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,230	$35,560 – $48,190	10,220
9	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,830	$31,090 – $47,270	6,790
10	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,510	$34,350 – $46,790	96,960
11	OrderliesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,420	$32,610 – $38,930	4,440
12	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,800	$30,660 – $38,310	90,170

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Florida. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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