Medical Assistants salary in Gainesville, FL
Median pay for medical assistants in Gainesville, FL: $36,900/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $30,790 – $51,420 · about 740 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$2,265 (-6%).
What it's really worth in Gainesville
With Gainesville's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $36,900 has the buying power of about $37,949 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $56,638 · median home $306,605 · median rent $1,681/mo.
How Gainesville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Gainesville, FL is 138th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Gainesville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 163rd.
The headline number flatters Gainesville. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, medical assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Gainesville
A median home in Gainesville, FL costs $306,605 — about 8.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,681/mo works out at 55% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where medical assistants earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Gainesville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Gainesville | Rent vs Gainesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $74,750 | +103% | 1.4× |
| San Jose, CA | $60,500 | +64% | 2.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,770 | +62% | 1.9× |
| Sacramento, CA | $59,520 | +61% | 1.4× |
Same job elsewhere in FL
| Metro | Median pay | vs Gainesville | Rent vs Gainesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Port, FL | $42,800 | +16% | 1.3× |
| Naples, FL | $41,790 | +13% | 1.6× |
| Miami, FL | $39,620 | +7% | 1.6× |
| Cape Coral, FL | $39,190 | +6% | 1.1× |
Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires medical assistants around Gainesville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- University of Florida · Education
- UF Health/Shands Hospital · Healthcare
- Alachua County Public Schools · Education
- North Florida Regional Medical Center · Healthcare
Other jobs in Gainesville
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.