SOC 31-1131 · Healthcare Support Occupations · May 2025
How much do Nursing Assistants make in Punta Gorda, FL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Punta Gorda, FL is $36,700. The 10th percentile is $35,200 and the 90th percentile is $45,490. Employment is 880.
Median annual wage
$36,700
- 10th percentile
- $35,200
- 25th percentile
- $35,780
- Median
- $36,700
- 75th percentile
- $41,270
- 90th percentile
- $45,490
- Mean
- $38,200
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Nursing Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $35,200 and the 90th percentile is $45,490. The difference is $10,290, which is 28.0% 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 $35,780 to the 75th at $41,270, covers $5,490.
The mean annual wage is $38,200, which sits above the median of $36,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Punta Gorda, FL median is 13.2% lower than the national median of $42,260 for Nursing Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,508, which is 13.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.2% lower than the Florida median of $37,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Punta Gorda, FL is 100.525, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Nursing Assistants at $36,508 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Nursing Assistants. Punta Gorda, FL ranks 12th of 17 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).).
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 24 miles away, with a median of $37,510 and employment of 3,520. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,649, against $36,508 here.
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 39 miles away, with a median of $39,950 and employment of 4,660. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,007, against $36,508 here.
- Sebring, FL is 51 miles away, with a median of $35,650 and employment of 540. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,553, against $36,508 here.
Employment share
Nursing Assistants accounts for 1.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Punta Gorda, FL (880 of 57,530). Nationally the occupation is 0.93% of employment (1,448,910 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Punta Gorda, FL · Nursing Assistants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Nursing Assistants make in Punta Gorda, FL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Nursing Assistants in Punta Gorda, FL is $36,700. The 10th percentile is $35,200 and the 90th percentile is $45,490. Employment is 880.
How does that compare with the national median for Nursing Assistants?
The local median is 13.2% lower than the national median of $42,260.
What is Nursing Assistants pay in Punta Gorda, FL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Punta Gorda, FL is 100.525, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,700 is $36,508. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Punta Gorda, FL compare with nearby metros for Nursing Assistants?
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 24 miles away, at $37,510. Punta Gorda, FL ranks 12th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.