Healthcare Practitioners and Technical jobs: what they pay

$108,700avg. a year

$52.26 an hour · 9,823,860 employed in the U.S.

National average and median pay for 71 healthcare practitioners and technical jobs, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025. Open a job to see pay in every state and large metro area.

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Average annual U.S. pay, May 2025

71 healthcare practitioners and technical jobs

Job	Avg. pay	Median	Jobs
Registered Nurses	$101,420	$97,550	3,379,720
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$67,050	$64,400	648,410
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,620	$45,750	471,680
Physicians, All Other	$262,040	$265,930	342,720
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$67,350	$62,930	332,940
Nurse Practitioners	$137,300	$132,300	323,040
Pharmacists	$140,920	$140,910	321,970
Physical Therapists	$105,280	$102,760	267,330
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$83,840	$80,110	230,490
Dental Hygienists	$98,990	$98,100	222,740
Medical Records Specialists	$56,790	$51,140	194,720
Speech-Language Pathologists	$98,170	$97,870	183,390
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$58,710	$50,290	182,610
Emergency Medical Technicians	$46,830	$44,470	180,510
Occupational Therapists	$101,280	$100,330	162,450
Physician Assistants	$141,280	$135,880	162,150
Psychiatric Technicians	$46,610	$45,130	156,960
Respiratory Therapists	$87,300	$82,280	139,790
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$49,120	$47,380	129,140
Dentists, General	$191,350	$170,950	124,390
Surgical Technologists	$68,710	$64,650	117,460
Family Medicine Physicians	$255,820	$244,180	107,510
Paramedics	$63,360	$60,600	100,610
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$97,240	$96,590	90,160
Veterinarians	$142,680	$130,100	83,900
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$77,130	$76,400	77,570
Opticians, Dispensing	$51,770	$47,260	73,530
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$47,060	$45,570	71,010
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$267,200	$256,560	67,150
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$76,940	$74,310	62,960
Nurse Anesthetists	$248,320	$236,590	51,840
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$96,120	$95,480	43,390
Optometrists	$141,550	$136,570	42,790
Chiropractors	$90,520	$79,200	39,630
Pediatricians, General	$212,110	$210,040	39,390
Anesthesiologists	$360,570	$391,490	38,760
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$74,970	$68,020	38,100
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$76,720	$65,790	35,010
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$317,480	$335,550	32,880
Dietetic Technicians	$40,630	$37,640	31,560
Athletic Trainers	$66,620	$62,520	30,500
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$127,660	$115,210	28,630
Psychiatrists	$269,940	$281,870	27,980
Radiologists	$381,530	$420,860	26,770
Surgeons, All Other	$373,930	$414,010	25,140
Therapists, All Other	$90,420	$77,930	22,640
Surgical Assistants	$72,710	$66,800	22,270
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$279,040	$292,910	21,260
Cardiologists	$454,940	$496,010	17,290
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$105,160	$101,370	17,080
Radiation Therapists	$114,990	$105,310	17,070
Recreational Therapists	$67,630	$61,960	14,930
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$373,570	$358,550	14,100
Audiologists	$97,740	$95,780	13,660
Dermatologists	$323,530	$328,730	11,370
Hearing Aid Specialists	$66,370	$65,160	11,270
Physicians, Pathologists	$285,420	$312,400	11,110
Neurologists	$267,630	$248,560	10,590
Podiatrists	$175,480	$160,300	9,680
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$83,740	$81,110	9,390
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$304,650	$300,080	8,950
Exercise Physiologists	$60,940	$59,460	8,560
Nurse Midwives	$136,980	$134,040	7,920
Acupuncturists	$87,020	$76,040	7,830
Orthodontists	$259,400	$289,140	6,210
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$247,930	$224,990	5,230
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$346,490	$352,220	4,910
Genetic Counselors	$104,620	$100,040	3,740
Medical Dosimetrists	$148,500	$147,470	3,410
Pediatric Surgeons	$502,050	$559,030	1,190
Prosthodontists	$268,630	$311,180	870

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Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.