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Healthcare salaries by role, state, and city

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for May 2025: median, mean, 10th and 90th percentile pay, hourly and annual.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, released May 15, 2026. Publisher page

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Pay for 65 healthcare roles from BLS May 2025 data. The highest US median here is cardiologists at $496,010 a year. Pick a role for every state and metro area.

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US median pay by healthcare role, May 2025
RoleMedian annualMedian hourlyUS employed
Dental Hygienist$98,100$47.16222,740
Registered Nurse (RN)$97,550$46.903,379,720
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)$64,400$30.96648,410
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)$42,260$20.321,448,910
Medical Coder$51,140$24.59194,720
Pharmacy Technician (Pharmacy Tech)$45,750$22.00471,680
Phlebotomist$45,230$21.75143,540
Physician Assistant (PA)$135,880$65.33162,150
Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech)$64,650$31.08117,460
Occupational Therapist (OT)$100,330$48.24162,450
Radiologic Technologist (Rad Tech)$80,110$38.52230,490
Respiratory Therapist (RT)$82,280$39.56139,790
Nurse Practitioner (NP)$132,300$63.61323,040
Medical Assistant$45,690$21.97817,870
Pharmacist$140,910$67.75321,970
Physical Therapist (PT)$102,760$49.40267,330
Home Health Aide$35,800$17.214,305,810
Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)$236,590$113.7551,840
Dental Assistant$48,070$23.11387,790
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound Tech)$96,590$46.4490,160
Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)$68,380$32.88112,430
Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)$72,300$34.7651,290
Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)$97,870$47.05183,390
Paramedic$60,600$29.13100,610
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)$44,470$21.38180,510
MRI Technologist$95,480$45.9143,390
Dentist$170,950$82.19124,390
Medical and Health Services Manager (Healthcare Administrator)$123,860$59.55597,080
Family Medicine Physician$244,180$117.39107,510
Nurse Midwife (CNM)$134,040$64.447,920
Psychiatrist$281,870$135.5127,980
Anesthesiologist$391,490$188.2238,760
Pediatrician$210,040$100.9839,390
OB/GYN$292,910$140.8221,260
Cardiologist$496,010$238.4717,290
Dermatologist$328,730$158.0411,370
Emergency Medicine Physician$335,550$161.3232,880
Radiologist$420,860$202.3426,770
Internal Medicine Physician$256,560$123.3567,150
Neurologist$248,560$119.5010,590
Orthopedic Surgeon$358,550$172.3814,100
Optometrist$136,570$65.6642,790
Chiropractor$79,200$38.0839,630
Podiatrist$160,300$77.079,680
Audiologist$95,780$46.0513,660
Dietitian$76,400$36.7377,570
Massage Therapist$58,450$28.1098,790
Medical Lab Technician$62,930$30.26332,940
Radiation Therapist$105,310$50.6317,070
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$101,370$48.7417,080
Cardiovascular Technologist (Cardiac Tech)$74,310$35.7362,960
Medical Secretary$45,930$22.08961,610
Healthcare Social Worker$67,880$32.63187,630
Mental Health Counselor$59,350$28.53491,930
Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)$66,940$32.1866,740
Clinical Psychologist$100,580$48.3675,990
Community Health Worker$51,850$24.9361,660
Psychiatric Technician$45,130$21.70156,960
Athletic Trainer$62,520Not published30,500
Medical Transcriptionist$40,410$19.4341,550
Optician$47,260$22.7273,530
Genetic Counselor$100,040$48.093,740
Health Information Technologist$68,020$32.7038,100
Epidemiologist$87,220$41.9312,090
Insurance Sales Agent$62,280$29.94479,100

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Publisher page

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