High paying medical jobs in Gainesville, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, FL run 3.3% below the national average (2024), so a Gainesville, FL salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Gainesville, FL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$291,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,000 – $380,700440
2Nurse Anesthetists$225,280
Master's degree
$100,320 – $262,56080
3Family Medicine Physicians$222,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$90,500 – $574,020100
4Dentists, General$184,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,010 – $290,920140
5Nurse Practitioners$134,270
Master's degree
$99,830 – $152,400410
6Pharmacists$129,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,000 – $154,880540
7Physician Assistants$129,150
Master's degree
$104,740 – $262,660240
8Veterinarians$115,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,990 – $202,890120
9Physical Therapists$98,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,650 – $118,040430
10Occupational Therapists$97,130
Master's degree
$64,240 – $109,300340
11Speech-Language Pathologists$96,230
Master's degree
$78,740 – $115,550240
12Dental Hygienists$84,750
Associate's degree
$76,980 – $94,710240
13Registered Nurses$81,870
Bachelor's degree
$65,720 – $102,7107,470
14Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,080
Associate's degree
$38,370 – $134,440140
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,140
Associate's degree
$56,010 – $95,550450
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,620
Bachelor's degree
$39,070 – $94,520100
17Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$77,290
Associate's degree
$67,890 – $95,260160
18Paramedics$61,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,290 – $73,170110
19Opticians, Dispensing$60,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,590 – $71,66050
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,790 – $69,600830
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$56,240
Bachelor's degree
$36,080 – $91,870810
22Medical Records Specialists$54,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,170 – $77,410370
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,460 – $76,420220
24Pharmacy Technicians$46,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $59,070780
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$40,060
Associate's degree
$31,690 – $56,540250
26Emergency Medical Technicians$39,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,620 – $50,760110
27Psychiatric Technicians$38,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,660 – $47,440340

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

#	Occupation	MedianGainesville, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$291,160	$120,000 – $380,700	440
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$225,280	$100,320 – $262,560	80
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$222,820	$90,500 – $574,020	100
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$184,220	$99,010 – $290,920	140
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,270	$99,830 – $152,400	410
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,260	$52,000 – $154,880	540
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,150	$104,740 – $262,660	240
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$115,210	$69,990 – $202,890	120
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,700	$80,650 – $118,040	430
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,130	$64,240 – $109,300	340
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,230	$78,740 – $115,550	240
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,750	$76,980 – $94,710	240
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,870	$65,720 – $102,710	7,470
14	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,080	$38,370 – $134,440	140
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,140	$56,010 – $95,550	450
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,620	$39,070 – $94,520	100
17	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$77,290	$67,890 – $95,260	160
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,920	$36,290 – $73,170	110
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,680	$36,590 – $71,660	50
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,970	$50,790 – $69,600	830
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$56,240	$36,080 – $91,870	810
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,500	$37,170 – $77,410	370
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,150	$37,460 – $76,420	220
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,530	$34,360 – $59,070	780
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,060	$31,690 – $56,540	250
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,560	$37,620 – $50,760	110
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,780	$35,660 – $47,440	340

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Gainesville, 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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