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5 widest healthcare wage spreads in Florida
Florida's widest percent is lab techs. The physician-assistant band is narrower and still runs from $111,360 to $156,920.
The comp meeting chased the biggest percent and never opened the physician-assistant dollars.
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians run from $41,680 to $79,920 around a median of $60,510.
The spread is 63.2% of the median.
A lab midpoint misses both quarters by enough to change who applies.
Physician assistants run from $111,360 to $156,920 around $129,620, a spread of 35.1% of the median.
The percent is smaller and the dollars are not.
An experienced PA is not a small step above $129,620.
Name the quarter the budget can reach, on both rows.
Each occupation
1Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
- 25th percentile
- $41,680
- State median
- $60,510
- 75th percentile
- $79,920
- Spread as percent of median
- 63.2%
2Medical Records Specialists
- 25th percentile
- $37,390
- State median
- $45,760
- 75th percentile
- $59,230
- Spread as percent of median
- 47.7%
3Physician Assistants
- 25th percentile
- $111,360
- State median
- $129,620
- 75th percentile
- $156,920
- Spread as percent of median
- 35.1%
4Psychiatric Technicians
- 25th percentile
- $37,670
- State median
- $43,570
- 75th percentile
- $50,160
- Spread as percent of median
- 28.7%
5Healthcare Social Workers
- 25th percentile
- $57,840
- State median
- $64,820
- 75th percentile
- $76,280
- Spread as percent of median
- 28.4%
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | 25th percentile | State median | 75th percentile | Spread as percent of median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians | $41,680 | $60,510 | $79,920 | 63.2% |
| 2 | Medical Records Specialists | $37,390 | $45,760 | $59,230 | 47.7% |
| 3 | Physician Assistants | $111,360 | $129,620 | $156,920 | 35.1% |
| 4 | Psychiatric Technicians | $37,670 | $43,570 | $50,160 | 28.7% |
| 5 | Healthcare Social Workers | $57,840 | $64,820 | $76,280 | 28.4% |
Takeaways
- Medical records specialists run from $37,390 to $59,230 around $45,760, a spread of 47.7% of the median.
- Psychiatric technicians run from $37,670 to $50,160 around $43,570, a spread of 28.7% of the median.
- For social workers the band runs from $57,840 to $76,280 around $64,820, a spread of 28.4% of the median.
- Florida is 5 of 51 on band width. The sort puts the lab percent first and lets the PA dollars look ordinary.
For recruiters
- Read the physician-assistant endpoints even though the percent is not the widest.
- For lab techs, mark the 25th or the 75th. The median is not an offer to either quarter.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The spread is the OEWS 75th percentile minus the 25th percentile, divided by the state median, shown as a percent. Both percentiles have to be published. The 5 widest spreads in Florida are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by that spread, Florida is 5 of 51. A row links to the Florida metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $41,680 is stated as about $41.7K. $60,510 is stated as about $60.5K. $79,920 is stated as about $79.9K. $64,820 is stated as about $64.8K. Rounded figures in the prose: $37,390 is stated as about $37.4K. $59,230 is stated as about $59.2K. $129,620 is stated as about $129.6K.
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