High paying medical jobs in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL run 1.4% above the national average (2024), so a Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$283,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,370 – $442,0202,390
2Nurse Anesthetists$214,690
Master's degree
$165,720 – $441,400770
3Dentists, General$212,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,110 – $299,7101,320
4Pharmacists$135,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,930 – $164,8702,900
5Veterinarians$132,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,430 – $205,710570
6Nurse Practitioners$130,640
Master's degree
$104,230 – $159,2101,950
7Physician Assistants$127,200
Master's degree
$82,060 – $178,6001,200
8Family Medicine Physicians$116,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,070 – $342,5901,600
9Physical Therapists$101,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,280 – $119,9601,560
10Occupational Therapists$99,520
Master's degree
$64,410 – $123,0601,160
11Speech-Language Pathologists$97,900
Master's degree
$63,400 – $114,2601,100
12Dental Hygienists$92,560
Associate's degree
$74,880 – $95,3701,490
13Registered Nurses$83,550
Bachelor's degree
$68,890 – $116,21030,150
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,310
Associate's degree
$65,680 – $101,830930
15Respiratory Therapists$82,070
Associate's degree
$62,810 – $95,9501,190
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,320
Associate's degree
$55,660 – $96,4402,040
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,930
Bachelor's degree
$37,440 – $91,350540
18Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$63,250
Associate's degree
$36,780 – $100,480770
19Surgical Technologists$61,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,950 – $79,0801,490
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,950 – $74,1904,430
21Paramedics$59,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,510 – $83,270960
22Opticians, Dispensing$59,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,060 – $75,510680
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,960
Bachelor's degree
$38,050 – $95,6402,820
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,330 – $50,1601,570
25Psychiatric Technicians$45,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,160 – $59,5601,550
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,090
Associate's degree
$36,330 – $58,0701,270
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,300 – $73,2301,150
28Medical Records Specialists$44,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,910 – $72,5402,320
29Pharmacy Technicians$43,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,340 – $52,1106,060

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

#	Occupation	MedianOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$283,600	$69,370 – $442,020	2,390
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$214,690	$165,720 – $441,400	770
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$212,300	$98,110 – $299,710	1,320
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,010	$73,930 – $164,870	2,900
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,440	$62,430 – $205,710	570
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,640	$104,230 – $159,210	1,950
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$127,200	$82,060 – $178,600	1,200
8	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$116,320	$84,070 – $342,590	1,600
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,530	$78,280 – $119,960	1,560
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,520	$64,410 – $123,060	1,160
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$97,900	$63,400 – $114,260	1,100
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$92,560	$74,880 – $95,370	1,490
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,550	$68,890 – $116,210	30,150
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,310	$65,680 – $101,830	930
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,070	$62,810 – $95,950	1,190
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,320	$55,660 – $96,440	2,040
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,930	$37,440 – $91,350	540
18	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,250	$36,780 – $100,480	770
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,730	$39,950 – $79,080	1,490
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$49,950 – $74,190	4,430
21	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,870	$45,510 – $83,270	960
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,120	$37,060 – $75,510	680
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,960	$38,050 – $95,640	2,820
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,640	$36,330 – $50,160	1,570
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,440	$36,160 – $59,560	1,550
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,090	$36,330 – $58,070	1,270
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,920	$37,300 – $73,230	1,150
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,590	$33,910 – $72,540	2,320
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,080	$36,340 – $52,110	6,060

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, 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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