Physician Assistants salary in Cape Coral, FL

Median pay for physician assistants in Cape Coral, FL: $129,160/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $100,080 – $167,230 · about 210 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$3,460 (+3%).

What it's really worth in Cape Coral

With Cape Coral's cost of living at 103 (US=100), that $129,160 has the buying power of about $125,276 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $69,368 · median home $339,372 · median rent $1,881/mo.

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How Cape Coral ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cape Coral, FL is 58th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Cape Coral's cost of living is applied, it ranks 119th.

The headline number flatters Cape Coral. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, physician assistants here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Cape Coral

A median home in Cape Coral, FL costs $339,372 — about 2.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,881/mo works out at 17% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where physician assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Cape Coral.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cape Coral	Rent vs Cape Coral
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+61%	1.9×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+35%	1.3×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+33%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+33%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Cape Coral	Rent vs Cape Coral
Miami, FL	$130,940	+1%	1.4×
North Port, FL	$129,370	+0%	1.1×
Orlando, FL	$129,350	+0%	1.1×
Port St. Lucie, FL	$127,780	−1%	1.2×

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

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