High paying medical jobs in Punta Gorda, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Punta Gorda, 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 Punta Gorda, FL run 0.5% above the national average (2024), so a Punta Gorda, 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, Punta Gorda, FL · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$232,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,490 – $376,97090
2Dentists, General$171,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,980 – $314,93070
3Physicians, All Other$160,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$48,080 – $460,180150
4Pharmacists$134,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,080 – $174,360100
5Physician Assistants$127,820
Master's degree
$103,390 – $155,82060
6Nurse Practitioners$125,460
Master's degree
$99,760 – $157,320170
7Veterinarians$118,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,190 – $205,28040
8Physical Therapists$101,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,310 – $121,640160
9Occupational Therapists$100,430
Master's degree
$76,730 – $124,22080
10Speech-Language Pathologists$100,020
Master's degree
$76,940 – $123,84050
11Dental Hygienists$94,740
Associate's degree
$79,910 – $104,68070
12Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$83,200
Associate's degree
$41,210 – $106,04040
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,810
Associate's degree
$62,220 – $95,61040
14Registered Nurses$80,410
Bachelor's degree
$63,380 – $105,2801,430
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$71,050
Associate's degree
$60,860 – $96,540150
16Surgical Technologists$62,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,790 – $75,71050
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,570
Bachelor's degree
$34,110 – $80,520210
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,810 – $71,910420
19Opticians, Dispensing$60,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,310 – $74,31060
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,250
Associate's degree
$36,460 – $57,63080
21Psychiatric Technicians$44,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,180 – $54,35040
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,470 – $61,25080
23Pharmacy Technicians$43,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,660 – $50,340210
24Medical Records Specialists$41,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,420 – $81,000130

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

#	Occupation	MedianPunta Gorda, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$232,880	$103,490 – $376,970	90
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$171,220	$101,980 – $314,930	70
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$160,830	$48,080 – $460,180	150
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,840	$67,080 – $174,360	100
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$127,820	$103,390 – $155,820	60
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,460	$99,760 – $157,320	170
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$118,600	$62,190 – $205,280	40
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,030	$78,310 – $121,640	160
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,430	$76,730 – $124,220	80
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,020	$76,940 – $123,840	50
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,740	$79,910 – $104,680	70
12	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,200	$41,210 – $106,040	40
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,810	$62,220 – $95,610	40
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,410	$63,380 – $105,280	1,430
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,050	$60,860 – $96,540	150
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,450	$44,790 – $75,710	50
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,570	$34,110 – $80,520	210
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,380	$48,810 – $71,910	420
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,360	$37,310 – $74,310	60
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,250	$36,460 – $57,630	80
21	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,770	$36,180 – $54,350	40
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,040	$38,470 – $61,250	80
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,950	$34,660 – $50,340	210
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,520	$37,420 – $81,000	130

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