High paying medical jobs in Ocala, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ocala, 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 Ocala, FL run 4.8% below the national average (2024), so a Ocala, FL salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Ocala, FL · Employed

1Psychiatrists$396,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,160 – $536,66040
2Physicians, All Other$231,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,990 – $430,800300
3Family Medicine Physicians$224,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,430 – $358,640120
4Dentists, General$203,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,560 – $266,780100
5Nurse Anesthetists$203,850
Master's degree
$90,540 – $409,78080
6Optometrists$152,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,200 – $191,53040
7Veterinarians$129,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,020 – $208,080120
8Pharmacists$128,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,980 – $157,500260
9Physician Assistants$125,790
Master's degree
$100,990 – $167,120110
10Nurse Practitioners$124,430
Master's degree
$93,640 – $164,210300
11Speech-Language Pathologists$99,200
Master's degree
$75,820 – $119,290180
12Occupational Therapists$94,630
Master's degree
$58,610 – $103,100150
13Physical Therapists$94,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,770 – $117,680240
14Dental Hygienists$83,260
Associate's degree
$74,440 – $92,550150
15Chiropractors$81,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,650 – $139,35050
16Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$79,750
Associate's degree
$67,360 – $107,01050
17Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,740
Associate's degree
$61,510 – $100,23060
18Registered Nurses$79,230
Bachelor's degree
$60,320 – $98,4003,040
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,560
Bachelor's degree
$47,400 – $90,31050
20Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$62,100
Associate's degree
$35,930 – $100,870120
21Opticians, Dispensing$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $75,01090
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,170 – $66,330700
23Surgical Technologists$59,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,950 – $78,120140
24Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$55,980
Associate's degree
$40,910 – $76,260320
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,930 – $53,040110
26Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$45,470
Bachelor's degree
$33,610 – $79,990360
27Paramedics$45,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,220 – $61,04080
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$43,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,540 – $59,820130
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,890
Associate's degree
$30,240 – $55,930330
30Medical Records Specialists$41,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,310 – $71,930180
31Pharmacy Technicians$40,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,510 – $49,300500
32Psychiatric Technicians$38,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,030 – $46,010130
33Emergency Medical Technicians$38,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,890 – $51,58090

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

#	Occupation	MedianOcala, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$396,200	$66,160 – $536,660	40
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$231,840	$55,990 – $430,800	300
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$224,500	$63,430 – $358,640	120
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$203,980	$80,560 – $266,780	100
5	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$203,850	$90,540 – $409,780	80
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$152,880	$95,200 – $191,530	40
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,410	$73,020 – $208,080	120
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,870	$82,980 – $157,500	260
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,790	$100,990 – $167,120	110
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,430	$93,640 – $164,210	300
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,200	$75,820 – $119,290	180
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,630	$58,610 – $103,100	150
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,130	$53,770 – $117,680	240
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,260	$74,440 – $92,550	150
15	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$81,650	$48,650 – $139,350	50
16	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$79,750	$67,360 – $107,010	50
17	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,740	$61,510 – $100,230	60
18	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,230	$60,320 – $98,400	3,040
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,560	$47,400 – $90,310	50
20	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,100	$35,930 – $100,870	120
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$36,780 – $75,010	90
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,070	$48,170 – $66,330	700
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,070	$37,950 – $78,120	140
24	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$55,980	$40,910 – $76,260	320
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,570	$34,930 – $53,040	110
26	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$45,470	$33,610 – $79,990	360
27	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,150	$41,220 – $61,040	80
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,090	$36,540 – $59,820	130
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,890	$30,240 – $55,930	330
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,120	$34,310 – $71,930	180
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,500	$34,510 – $49,300	500
32	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,540	$31,030 – $46,010	130
33	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,480	$32,890 – $51,580	90

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