How much do Medical Appliance Technicians make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

Percentile spread

For Medical Appliance Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,050 and the 90th percentile is $61,760. The difference is $26,710, which is 70.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $36,850 to the 75th at $47,880, covers $11,030.

The mean annual wage is $44,720, which sits above the median of $38,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL median is 20.6% lower than the national median of $48,030 for Medical Appliance Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,230, which is 22.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.3% lower than the Florida median of $46,110.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical Appliance Technicians at $37,230 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical Appliance Technicians. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 5th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $46,210 and employment of 340. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,802, against $37,230 here.
• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $47,320 and employment of 40. That median is 24.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,234, against $37,230 here.
• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 100 miles away, with a median of $48,140 and employment of 130. That median is 26.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,467, against $37,230 here.

Employment share

Medical Appliance Technicians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (80 of 339,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,280 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.24 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.