High paying medical jobs in Tallahassee, FL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tallahassee, 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 Tallahassee, FL run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tallahassee, FL salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Tallahassee, FL · Employed

1Psychiatrists$318,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,600 – $521,09060
2Physicians, All Other$217,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,980 – $422,960440
3Family Medicine Physicians$171,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,250 – $378,610160
4Dentists, General$166,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,000 – $303,200110
5Veterinarians$140,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,020 – $192,040170
6Pharmacists$130,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,610 – $169,220340
7Physician Assistants$125,410
Master's degree
$100,390 – $178,570180
8Nurse Practitioners$117,880
Master's degree
$99,560 – $151,110350
9Physical Therapists$96,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,200 – $123,940250
10Occupational Therapists$95,550
Master's degree
$78,240 – $115,210190
11Speech-Language Pathologists$94,320
Master's degree
$71,130 – $118,010130
12Dental Hygienists$79,520
Associate's degree
$69,340 – $91,790160
13Registered Nurses$79,430
Bachelor's degree
$62,210 – $98,0503,400
14Respiratory Therapists$78,950
Associate's degree
$60,720 – $95,330150
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,170
Associate's degree
$61,380 – $101,940140
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,720
Bachelor's degree
$52,410 – $81,33090
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,160
Associate's degree
$50,660 – $79,960240
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,140 – $72,430860
19Opticians, Dispensing$58,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $75,37060
20Paramedics$57,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,700 – $78,140270
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,080
Bachelor's degree
$36,020 – $87,460350
22Surgical Technologists$52,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,800 – $71,150170
23Medical Records Specialists$43,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,910 – $73,660300
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,610 – $55,620100
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$43,360
Associate's degree
$33,280 – $51,670260
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$41,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,880 – $73,510180
27Emergency Medical Technicians$39,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,830 – $49,610250
28Psychiatric Technicians$38,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,490 – $48,170140
29Pharmacy Technicians$37,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,050 – $48,890530
30Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$35,750
Associate's degree
$32,810 – $82,660130

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

#	Occupation	MedianTallahassee, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$318,460	$65,600 – $521,090	60
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$217,800	$71,980 – $422,960	440
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$171,360	$58,250 – $378,610	160
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$166,800	$96,000 – $303,200	110
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$140,830	$69,020 – $192,040	170
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,620	$83,610 – $169,220	340
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,410	$100,390 – $178,570	180
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$117,880	$99,560 – $151,110	350
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,180	$76,200 – $123,940	250
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,550	$78,240 – $115,210	190
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$94,320	$71,130 – $118,010	130
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,520	$69,340 – $91,790	160
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,430	$62,210 – $98,050	3,400
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,950	$60,720 – $95,330	150
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,170	$61,380 – $101,940	140
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,720	$52,410 – $81,330	90
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,160	$50,660 – $79,960	240
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,040	$49,140 – $72,430	860
19	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,700	$36,750 – $75,370	60
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,250	$36,700 – $78,140	270
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$54,080	$36,020 – $87,460	350
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,190	$32,800 – $71,150	170
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,760	$33,910 – $73,660	300
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,640	$35,610 – $55,620	100
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$43,360	$33,280 – $51,670	260
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,320	$30,880 – $73,510	180
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,020	$32,830 – $49,610	250
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,570	$34,490 – $48,170	140
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,960	$33,050 – $48,890	530
30	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,750	$32,810 – $82,660	130

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