9 Florida companies make Fortune's Best Workplaces for Women 2026

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Fortune released its Best Workplaces for Women 2026 list, and nine Florida companies made the cut. Only one company broke into the top 20.

Check out the nine companies and where they landed on the list:

19. Brown & Brown, Inc. – Daytona Beach

Brown & Brown is a large insurance brokerage firm founded in 1939. It employs thousands of people at hundreds of locations across the country. Out of those surveyed, 88% said it's a great place to work.

43. Orlando Health – Orlando

Orlando Health is one of the largest health care providers in the state and was called a great place to work by 90% of employees. It secured a spot on Fortune Best Workplaces for Women in 2025 and 2024, but jumped from rankings in the 80s in the past few years to #43 in 2026.

53. Paradigm Corp – Tampa

Also a health care provider, Paradigm works with patients experiencing complex injuries and diagnoses. It has landed a spot on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care list every year since 2022.

57. Seacoast Bank – Stuart

Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Seacoast Bank provides personal, small business, commercial, and wealth management services across Florida and Georgia. Employees lauded the workplace culture, the people, and the leadership that make it a great place to work.

73. Memorial Healthcare System – Hollywood

Memorial Healthcare System employs over 17,000 people at its locations throughout South Florida. 87% of people call it a great place to work, with many appreciating the ways the company contributes to the community.

75. Publix Super Markets – Lakeland

Florida's favorite supermarket has made the Fortune Best Workplaces for Women nine times in the last ten years, and regularly lands in the top five of the best retail jobs. With 1,440 stores across the Southeast U.S., Publix employs more than 260,000 people. At the employee-owned company, survey respondents highlighted the benefits, advancement opportunities, and company stock options.

84. Baptist Health South Florida – Coral Gables

Baptist Health South Florida not only made the Best Workplaces for Women list, but also the Best Workplaces in Healthcare and the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2026. More than anything, employees appreciate the people who make up the company. Demographics also showed that almost 20% of employees have been with the company for over 10 years.

89. Castle Mgt LLC – Plantation

Castle Management is the only real estate company in Florida that made the list and employs nearly 3,000 people. It also ranked #5 in the country for real estate companies for the last three years. In the survey, employees said the thing that makes the company unique is an executive team that listens and values input from employees of any rank or position.

100. BayCare Health System – Clearwater

Rounding out the list of Best Workplaces for Women is BayCare, an academic health care system with 16 hospitals in the Tampa Bay and West Central Florida. 92% of respondents said the company makes new employees feel welcome, and an impressive 30% of its 33,847 employees have been there for more than 10 years.

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