High paying medical jobs in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, 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, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$321,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$175,870 – $463,940580
2Physicians, All Other$280,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,370 – $488,680970
3Dentists, General$241,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,990 – $313,210450
4Physician Assistants$142,510
Master's degree
$106,710 – $183,400520
5Pharmacists$138,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,770 – $175,140790
6Veterinarians$136,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,760 – $210,810200
7Nurse Practitioners$134,470
Master's degree
$102,990 – $167,370630
8Occupational Therapists$104,030
Master's degree
$66,230 – $113,320730
9Physical Therapists$104,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,090 – $129,060680
10Speech-Language Pathologists$101,310
Master's degree
$66,960 – $122,240430
11Dental Hygienists$95,930
Associate's degree
$80,800 – $114,490610
12Chiropractors$91,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,990 – $148,670290
13Nuclear Medicine Technologists$91,950
Associate's degree
$84,130 – $110,190130
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$86,940
Associate's degree
$67,140 – $110,610230
15Registered Nurses$86,130
Bachelor's degree
$66,500 – $107,4108,380
16Respiratory Therapists$83,110
Associate's degree
$69,650 – $90,700260
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$82,660
Associate's degree
$39,400 – $106,170190
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$81,480
Associate's degree
$51,860 – $106,380610
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$79,050
Bachelor's degree
$50,000 – $89,550170
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,530
Bachelor's degree
$39,710 – $92,780770
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,750 – $74,0001,910
22Surgical Technologists$60,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,270 – $79,900380
23Paramedics$58,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,050 – $67,190630
24Opticians, Dispensing$58,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,390 – $75,980230
25Medical Records Specialists$49,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,840 – $76,160530
26Emergency Medical Technicians$46,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,780 – $50,980150
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,290
Associate's degree
$36,920 – $58,970470
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,580 – $75,710300
29Pharmacy Technicians$45,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,880 – $55,1901,170
30Psychiatric Technicians$38,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,580 – $55,590740
31Dietetic Technicians$35,860
Associate's degree
$33,830 – $42,140160

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$321,550	$175,870 – $463,940	580
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$280,490	$65,370 – $488,680	970
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$241,850	$125,990 – $313,210	450
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$142,510	$106,710 – $183,400	520
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,760	$71,770 – $175,140	790
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$136,840	$65,760 – $210,810	200
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,470	$102,990 – $167,370	630
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$104,030	$66,230 – $113,320	730
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,020	$81,090 – $129,060	680
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$101,310	$66,960 – $122,240	430
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$95,930	$80,800 – $114,490	610
12	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,980	$48,990 – $148,670	290
13	Nuclear Medicine TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$91,950	$84,130 – $110,190	130
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$86,940	$67,140 – $110,610	230
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$86,130	$66,500 – $107,410	8,380
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$83,110	$69,650 – $90,700	260
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,660	$39,400 – $106,170	190
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,480	$51,860 – $106,380	610
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$79,050	$50,000 – $89,550	170
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,530	$39,710 – $92,780	770
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,770	$51,750 – $74,000	1,910
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,840	$41,270 – $79,900	380
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,860	$44,050 – $67,190	630
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,220	$38,390 – $75,980	230
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,420	$37,840 – $76,160	530
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,690	$31,780 – $50,980	150
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,290	$36,920 – $58,970	470
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,210	$38,580 – $75,710	300
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,530	$34,880 – $55,190	1,170
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,010	$35,580 – $55,590	740
31	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,860	$33,830 – $42,140	160

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