SWFL Top 75 Employers of 2026

1 Lee Health 16,506

2 Lee County Public Schools 12,264

3 Publix Asset Management Company 10,445

4 Lee County
Local Government 9,959

5 Walmart Inc 8,202

6 Collier County 
Public Schools 6,091

7 Collier County
Local Government 5,262

8 Arthrex Inc 4,440

9 NCH Healthcare System 3,940

10 Charlotte County Local Government 2,908

11 Physicians Regional Healthcare System 2,692

12 Amazon.com Inc 2,530

13 Charlotte County Public Schools 2,512

14 Herc Rentals 2,226

15 Wells Fargo Bank 2,093

16 Gargiulo Inc 2,082

17 Gartner Inc 2,000

18 The Home Depot Inc 1,956

19 Florida Gulf Coast University 1,943

20 Mcdonald’s Corporation 1,930

21 Millennium Physician Group 1,758

22 Marriott International Inc 1,680

23 Shell Point Retirement Community 1,563

24 HCA Florida Healthcare 1,448

25 Walgreen Co 1,440

26 Unitedhealthcare Services Inc 1,295

27 Florida SouthWestern State College 1,255

28 Inspire Brands Inc 1,194

29 Neogenomics Inc 1,150

30 The Hertz Corporation 1,073

31 Hendry County Public Schools 1,071

32 CVS Health Corporation 1,056

33 Southeastern Grocers LLC 1,054

34 US Sugar 1,008

35 Chico’s Fas Inc 1,000

36 Ace Hardware Corp 993

37 Walsh Group 971

38 Suncoast Credit Union 936

39 Truist 934

40 Lee County Electric Co- op 931

41 USA Today Co 926

42 John R Wood Properties 898

43 Hilton Hotels & Resorts 881

44 Beasley Broadcast Group Inc 833

45 Dillard’s Inc 826

46 Burger King Corporation 806

47 Southern Technical College 801

48 7-eleven Inc 772

49 Subway IP LLC 772

50 Hendry County Local Government 772

51 Bank Of America 768

52 Starbucks Corporation 749

53 Lennar Corp 740

54 The TJX Companies Inc 736

55 The Wendy’s Co 685

56 Intercontinental Hotels Group 681

57 Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida 678

58 Keiser University 669

59 B & I Contractors 640

60 Bonita Bay Club 621

61 Anywhere Advisors LLC 620

62 Lowe’s Companies Inc 608

63 Beall’s Inc 604

64 Outback Steakhouse 
of Florida LLC 602

65 Saluscare Inc 600

66 Family Home 
Health Service 588

67 Fifth Third Bank 575

68 Ave Maria University 572

69 Xfinity 563

70 Downing - Frye Realty Inc 539

71 Family Resource Center 537

72 Darden Concepts Inc 533

73 Domino’s Pizza Inc 528

74 JPMorgan Chase Bank 525

75 Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute 516