High paying healthcare support jobs in California

Every healthcare support occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in California. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single healthcare support job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in California run 10.7% above the national average (2024), so a California salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in California.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, California · Employed

1Physical Therapist Assistants$83,110
Associate's degree
$59,500 – $102,8009,400
2Medical Equipment Preparers$61,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $85,2408,720
3Phlebotomists$56,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,490 – $74,34013,520
4Dental Assistants$50,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,790 – $73,70056,220
5Medical Assistants$49,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,290 – $77,300117,060
6Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,240 – $77,41023,590
7Nursing Assistants$47,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,110 – $61,100110,060
8Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$46,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800 – $57,94016,080
9Massage Therapists$45,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,320 – $89,88014,600
10Medical Transcriptionists$45,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,990 – $62,6205,860
11Pharmacy Aides$42,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $71,3208,440
12Physical Therapist Aides$38,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,690 – $60,2007,330
13Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $39,260970,150

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCalifornia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$83,110	$59,500 – $102,800	9,400
2	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,370	$43,680 – $85,240	8,720
3	PhlebotomistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,040	$45,490 – $74,340	13,520
4	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,110	$38,790 – $73,700	56,220
5	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,660	$39,290 – $77,300	117,060
6	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,130	$40,240 – $77,410	23,590
7	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,630	$40,110 – $61,100	110,060
8	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,260	$37,800 – $57,940	16,080
9	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,970	$34,320 – $89,880	14,600
10	Medical TranscriptionistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,050	$35,990 – $62,620	5,860
11	Pharmacy AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,200	$36,240 – $71,320	8,440
12	Physical Therapist AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,330	$34,690 – $60,200	7,330
13	Home Health and Personal Care AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,320	$34,320 – $39,260	970,150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in California. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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