Physician Assistants salary in North Port, FL

Median pay for physician assistants in North Port, FL: $129,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $90,740 – $170,620 · about 430 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($125,700) by +$3,670 (+3%).

What it's really worth in North Port

With North Port's cost of living at 104 (US=100), that $129,370 has the buying power of about $124,130 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $74,469 · median home $403,601 · median rent $2,154/mo.

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How North Port ranks for this job

On raw pay, North Port, FL is 55th of the 180 metros we hold physician assistants wages for. Once North Port's cost of living is applied, it ranks 131st.

The headline number flatters North Port. 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 North Port

A median home in North Port, FL costs $403,601 — about 3.1× 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 $2,154/mo works out at 20% 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 North Port.

Metro	Median pay	vs North Port	Rent vs North Port
San Jose, CA	$208,000	+61%	1.7×
Vallejo, CA	$174,670	+35%	1.1×
Modesto, CA	$171,600	+33%	1×
San Francisco, CA	$171,470	+33%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs North Port	Rent vs North Port
Miami, FL	$130,940	+1%	1.3×
Orlando, FL	$129,350	+0%	0.9×
Cape Coral, FL	$129,160	+0%	0.9×
Port St. Lucie, FL	$127,780	−1%	1.1×

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

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