Physician Assistants salary in Naples, FL
Median pay for physician assistants in Naples, FL: $122,840/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,580 – $154,030 · about 150 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($125,700) by −$2,860 (-2%).
What it's really worth in Naples
With Naples's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $122,840 has the buying power of about $115,365 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $82,011 · median home $556,339 · median rent $2,739/mo.
How Naples ranks for this job
On raw pay, Naples, FL is 110th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once Naples's cost of living is applied, it ranks 162nd.
The headline number flatters Naples. 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 Naples
A median home in Naples, FL costs $556,339 — about 4.5× 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 $2,739/mo works out at 27% 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 Naples.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Naples | Rent vs Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $208,000 | +69% | 1.3× |
| Vallejo, CA | $174,670 | +42% | 0.9× |
| Modesto, CA | $171,600 | +40% | 0.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $171,470 | +40% | 1.2× |
Same job elsewhere in FL
| Metro | Median pay | vs Naples | Rent vs Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | $130,940 | +7% | 1× |
| North Port, FL | $129,370 | +5% | 0.8× |
| Orlando, FL | $129,350 | +5% | 0.7× |
| Cape Coral, FL | $129,160 | +5% | 0.7× |
Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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 180 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.