Medical Assistants salary in Orlando, FL

Median pay for medical assistants in Orlando, FL: $37,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,730 – $46,990 · about 6,670 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$1,765 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Orlando

With Orlando's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $37,400 has the buying power of about $36,815 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,551 · median home $387,733 · median rent $1,977/mo.

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How Orlando ranks for this job

On raw pay, Orlando, FL is 130th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Orlando's cost of living is applied, it ranks 179th.

The headline number flatters Orlando. 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 Orlando

A median home in Orlando, FL costs $387,733 — about 10.4× 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 $1,977/mo works out at 63% 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 Orlando.

Metro	Median pay	vs Orlando	Rent vs Orlando
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+100%	1.2×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+62%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+60%	1.6×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+59%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Orlando	Rent vs Orlando
North Port, FL	$42,800	+14%	1.1×
Naples, FL	$41,790	+12%	1.4×
Miami, FL	$39,620	+6%	1.4×
Cape Coral, FL	$39,190	+5%	1×

Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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