Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

Each occupation's median wage in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL run 2.3% above the national average (2024), so a Cape Coral-Fort Myers, 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, Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL · vs. national

1Dental Laboratory Technicians$78,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,520 – $78,010+57.2%
2Opticians, Dispensing$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $78,060+26.5%
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$60,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $83,700+25.3%
4Hearing Aid Specialists$81,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,830 – $85,300+24.5%
5Physicians, All Other$313,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,100 – $406,910+18.0%
6Lodging Managers$81,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,880 – $158,690+17.9%
7Butchers and Meat Cutters$45,470
No formal educational credential
$31,670 – $49,160+13.3%
8Library Technicians$50,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,080 – $57,030+12.4%
9Crane and Tower Operators$76,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,170 – $88,110+12.4%
10First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$54,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,310 – $82,890+11.9%
11Loan Interviewers and Clerks$55,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,150 – $66,410+10.6%
12Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$113,260
Bachelor's degree
$49,310 – $157,940+7.9%
13Manicurists and Pedicurists$38,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,030 – $60,250+7.7%
14Tellers$45,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,570 – $48,430+6.9%
15Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$74,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,270 – $129,230+6.7%
16Food Service Managers$73,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,880 – $107,550+6.0%
17Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,340 – $56,420+5.8%
18Tax Preparers$58,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,630 – $96,950+5.6%
19Dentists, General$178,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,150 – $372,100+4.7%
20File Clerks$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,190 – $61,750+4.4%
21Waiters and Waitresses$36,660
No formal educational credential
$28,320 – $64,210+4.1%
22Physical Therapist Assistants$71,100
Associate's degree
$58,500 – $88,700+4.0%
23Food Preparation Workers$36,560
No formal educational credential
$28,310 – $44,380+3.5%
24Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,310 – $109,460+3.2%
25Healthcare Social Workers$69,960
Master's degree
$51,130 – $89,580+3.1%
26Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$80,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,460 – $118,390+2.8%
27Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,740 – $81,080+2.7%
28Bartenders$35,210
No formal educational credential
$27,590 – $66,400+2.5%
29Psychiatric Technicians$46,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,610 – $61,270+2.4%
30First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,680 – $64,140+2.1%
31Speech-Language Pathologists$99,940
Master's degree
$84,290 – $122,890+2.1%
32Telemarketers$36,160
No formal educational credential
$27,190 – $36,470+2.0%
33Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$59,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,790 – $83,000+1.8%
34Information Security Analysts$131,500
Bachelor's degree
$74,620 – $188,240+1.8%
35Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200 – $71,710+1.8%
36Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,360+1.7%
37Coaches and Scouts$48,060
Bachelor's degree
$31,980 – $111,630+1.6%
38Photographers$45,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,560 – $60,240+1.6%
39Occupational Therapy Assistants$73,340
Associate's degree
$60,220 – $81,290+1.4%
40Firefighters$60,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,500 – $82,290+1.2%
41Office Clerks, General$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,750 – $66,350+1.2%
42Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $57,830+1.0%
43Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,560
Bachelor's degree
$37,880 – $97,960+1.0%
44Bakers$37,540
No formal educational credential
$29,350 – $45,780+1.0%
45Fundraisers$73,100
Bachelor's degree
$43,520 – $130,010+0.8%
46Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,920
Bachelor's degree
$47,010 – $97,290+0.7%
47Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,220 – $95,300+0.7%
48Recreation Workers$36,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,530 – $57,240+0.7%
49Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,550 – $76,470+0.6%
50Occupational Therapists$100,850
Master's degree
$67,350 – $124,420+0.5%

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

#	Occupation	MedianCape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,010	$48,520 – $78,010	+57.2%
2	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$37,010 – $78,060	+26.5%
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,850	$37,980 – $83,700	+25.3%
4	Hearing Aid SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,140	$61,830 – $85,300	+24.5%
5	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$313,710	$62,100 – $406,910	+18.0%
6	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,650	$42,880 – $158,690	+17.9%
7	Butchers and Meat CuttersNo formal educational credential	$45,470	$31,670 – $49,160	+13.3%
8	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,130	$37,080 – $57,030	+12.4%
9	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,510	$51,170 – $88,110	+12.4%
10	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,350	$35,310 – $82,890	+11.9%
11	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,320	$40,150 – $66,410	+10.6%
12	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$113,260	$49,310 – $157,940	+7.9%
13	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,530	$29,030 – $60,250	+7.7%
14	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,980	$36,570 – $48,430	+6.9%
15	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,700	$46,270 – $129,230	+6.7%
16	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,560	$46,880 – $107,550	+6.0%
17	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,220	$38,340 – $56,420	+5.8%
18	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,020	$30,630 – $96,950	+5.6%
19	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$178,970	$103,150 – $372,100	+4.7%
20	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$33,190 – $61,750	+4.4%
21	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$36,660	$28,320 – $64,210	+4.1%
22	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$71,100	$58,500 – $88,700	+4.0%
23	Food Preparation WorkersNo formal educational credential	$36,560	$28,310 – $44,380	+3.5%
24	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$82,800	$56,310 – $109,460	+3.2%
25	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$69,960	$51,130 – $89,580	+3.1%
26	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,160	$47,460 – $118,390	+2.8%
27	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$36,740 – $81,080	+2.7%
28	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$35,210	$27,590 – $66,400	+2.5%
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,200	$33,610 – $61,270	+2.4%
30	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,990	$30,680 – $64,140	+2.1%
31	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,940	$84,290 – $122,890	+2.1%
32	TelemarketersNo formal educational credential	$36,160	$27,190 – $36,470	+2.0%
33	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,710	$45,790 – $83,000	+1.8%
34	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$131,500	$74,620 – $188,240	+1.8%
35	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,750	$36,200 – $71,710	+1.8%
36	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $76,360	+1.7%
37	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$48,060	$31,980 – $111,630	+1.6%
38	PhotographersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,380	$31,560 – $60,240	+1.6%
39	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$73,340	$60,220 – $81,290	+1.4%
40	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,000	$46,500 – $82,290	+1.2%
41	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$31,750 – $66,350	+1.2%
42	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,040	$31,600 – $57,830	+1.0%
43	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,560	$37,880 – $97,960	+1.0%
44	BakersNo formal educational credential	$37,540	$29,350 – $45,780	+1.0%
45	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$73,100	$43,520 – $130,010	+0.8%
46	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$76,920	$47,010 – $97,290	+0.7%
47	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,710	$59,220 – $95,300	+0.7%
48	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,830	$29,530 – $57,240	+0.7%
49	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,440	$39,550 – $76,470	+0.6%
50	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,850	$67,350 – $124,420	+0.5%

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