High paying medical jobs in Jacksonville, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Jacksonville, 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 Jacksonville, FL run 0.5% below the national average (2024), so a Jacksonville, FL salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Jacksonville, FL · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$416,000
Master's degree
$134,630 – $416,000340
2Physicians, All Other$349,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,810 – $464,2302,070
3Family Medicine Physicians$166,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,810 – $335,510750
4Dentists, General$165,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$136,700 – $299,990640
5Pharmacists$138,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,500 – $162,5201,420
6Nurse Practitioners$133,810
Master's degree
$108,290 – $162,1602,310
7Veterinarians$133,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,050 – $211,980470
8Physician Assistants$132,350
Master's degree
$104,550 – $170,4401,100
9Physical Therapists$100,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,640 – $120,4501,330
10Speech-Language Pathologists$99,830
Master's degree
$76,130 – $116,630650
11Occupational Therapists$99,340
Master's degree
$74,730 – $115,020890
12Dental Hygienists$94,960
Associate's degree
$63,860 – $98,1901,110
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$84,470
Associate's degree
$68,480 – $99,770530
14Registered Nurses$83,520
Bachelor's degree
$68,950 – $104,87018,940
15Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$83,170
Associate's degree
$75,780 – $100,300240
16Respiratory Therapists$81,760
Associate's degree
$64,940 – $94,340670
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,110
Associate's degree
$50,850 – $96,0301,360
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,670
Bachelor's degree
$37,360 – $83,780410
19Surgical Technologists$64,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,210 – $79,340850
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,330
Bachelor's degree
$39,390 – $96,5601,890
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$62,400
Associate's degree
$37,980 – $99,630570
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,810 – $73,5003,050
23Paramedics$60,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,810 – $81,880250
24Opticians, Dispensing$57,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,930 – $77,440380
25Medical Records Specialists$50,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,260 – $78,1601,630
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,930 – $79,270800
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,570
Associate's degree
$37,460 – $58,3601,120
28Pharmacy Technicians$45,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $53,2902,480
29Psychiatric Technicians$40,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,750 – $54,310770
30Emergency Medical Technicians$39,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,410 – $49,410540
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,500 – $57,650450

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

#	Occupation	MedianJacksonville, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$416,000	$134,630 – $416,000	340
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$349,990	$81,810 – $464,230	2,070
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$166,680	$62,810 – $335,510	750
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$165,350	$136,700 – $299,990	640
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,990	$62,500 – $162,520	1,420
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,810	$108,290 – $162,160	2,310
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$133,810	$63,050 – $211,980	470
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$132,350	$104,550 – $170,440	1,100
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,150	$80,640 – $120,450	1,330
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,830	$76,130 – $116,630	650
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,340	$74,730 – $115,020	890
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,960	$63,860 – $98,190	1,110
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$84,470	$68,480 – $99,770	530
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,520	$68,950 – $104,870	18,940
15	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$83,170	$75,780 – $100,300	240
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,760	$64,940 – $94,340	670
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,110	$50,850 – $96,030	1,360
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,670	$37,360 – $83,780	410
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,070	$47,210 – $79,340	850
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,330	$39,390 – $96,560	1,890
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,400	$37,980 – $99,630	570
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,070	$50,810 – $73,500	3,050
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,800	$47,810 – $81,880	250
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,000	$36,930 – $77,440	380
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,050	$37,260 – $78,160	1,630
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,900	$37,930 – $79,270	800
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,570	$37,460 – $58,360	1,120
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,180	$36,670 – $53,290	2,480
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,540	$35,750 – $54,310	770
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,120	$36,410 – $49,410	540
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,360	$37,500 – $57,650	450

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