High paying medical jobs in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL run 2.3% above the national average (2024), so a Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$313,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,100 – $406,910690
2Family Medicine Physicians$243,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,340 – $502,490360
3Nurse Anesthetists$205,330
Master's degree
$132,010 – $314,010160
4Dentists, General$178,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,150 – $372,100190
5Pharmacists$134,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,550 – $166,310750
6Physician Assistants$131,700
Master's degree
$104,880 – $165,840380
7Nurse Practitioners$129,670
Master's degree
$104,000 – $159,330690
8Veterinarians$128,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,840 – $209,340150
9Physical Therapists$101,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,730 – $124,730630
10Occupational Therapists$100,850
Master's degree
$67,350 – $124,420330
11Speech-Language Pathologists$99,940
Master's degree
$84,290 – $122,890250
12Dental Hygienists$91,120
Associate's degree
$49,620 – $95,820350
13Registered Nurses$82,860
Bachelor's degree
$78,510 – $119,6408,700
14Hearing Aid Specialists$81,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,830 – $85,300100
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,790
Associate's degree
$65,830 – $102,080210
16Respiratory Therapists$80,680
Associate's degree
$64,690 – $96,810350
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,390
Associate's degree
$52,480 – $100,150520
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,010 – $97,290140
19Chiropractors$66,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,800 – $110,610200
20Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$65,140
Associate's degree
$38,680 – $101,360260
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,560
Bachelor's degree
$37,880 – $97,9601,090
22Surgical Technologists$61,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,030 – $78,580350
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,260 – $72,4801,170
24Paramedics$60,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,220 – $108,460350
25Opticians, Dispensing$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $78,060240
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,340 – $56,420280
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,560 – $77,960430
28Psychiatric Technicians$46,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,610 – $61,270370
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,860
Associate's degree
$36,920 – $59,060370
30Pharmacy Technicians$44,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,060 – $57,2701,170
31Medical Records Specialists$41,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,850 – $62,020830
32Emergency Medical Technicians$39,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,030 – $68,200350

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

#	Occupation	MedianCape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$313,710	$62,100 – $406,910	690
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$243,940	$75,340 – $502,490	360
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$205,330	$132,010 – $314,010	160
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$178,970	$103,150 – $372,100	190
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,880	$67,550 – $166,310	750
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,700	$104,880 – $165,840	380
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,670	$104,000 – $159,330	690
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,940	$60,840 – $209,340	150
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,870	$80,730 – $124,730	630
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,850	$67,350 – $124,420	330
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,940	$84,290 – $122,890	250
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,120	$49,620 – $95,820	350
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,860	$78,510 – $119,640	8,700
14	Hearing Aid SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,140	$61,830 – $85,300	100
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,790	$65,830 – $102,080	210
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,680	$64,690 – $96,810	350
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,390	$52,480 – $100,150	520
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$76,920	$47,010 – $97,290	140
19	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$66,670	$65,800 – $110,610	200
20	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,140	$38,680 – $101,360	260
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,560	$37,880 – $97,960	1,090
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,780	$39,030 – $78,580	350
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,530	$51,260 – $72,480	1,170
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,140	$39,220 – $108,460	350
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$37,010 – $78,060	240
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,220	$38,340 – $56,420	280
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,700	$38,560 – $77,960	430
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,200	$33,610 – $61,270	370
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,860	$36,920 – $59,060	370
30	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,490	$36,060 – $57,270	1,170
31	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,130	$36,850 – $62,020	830
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,220	$32,030 – $68,200	350

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL. 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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