High paying medical jobs in Akron, OH

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Akron, OH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical 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 Akron, OH run 6.6% below the national average (2024), so a Akron, OH salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Akron, OH · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$293,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$68,750 – $538,0701,130
2Family Medicine Physicians$284,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,430 – $449,440100
3Nurse Anesthetists$211,810
Master's degree
$112,130 – $313,920130
4Dentists, General$163,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,150 – $298,320250
5Pharmacists$137,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,610 – $162,260710
6Physician Assistants$130,980
Master's degree
$104,130 – $163,960400
7Veterinarians$130,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,640 – $213,110230
8Nurse Practitioners$127,090
Master's degree
$105,810 – $154,6201,050
9Physical Therapists$102,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,610 – $123,100620
10Speech-Language Pathologists$98,800
Master's degree
$53,900 – $147,730410
11Occupational Therapists$98,520
Master's degree
$63,460 – $122,120430
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$91,970
Associate's degree
$69,260 – $100,380130
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$89,460
Associate's degree
$73,980 – $100,130230
14Audiologists$86,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,620 – $100,380100
15Dental Hygienists$82,970
Associate's degree
$63,020 – $96,060460
16Registered Nurses$80,770
Bachelor's degree
$66,980 – $101,2108,040
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,480
Associate's degree
$38,470 – $97,590110
18Respiratory Therapists$78,940
Associate's degree
$66,590 – $95,530350
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,320
Associate's degree
$59,710 – $94,430590
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,090
Bachelor's degree
$52,290 – $92,930170
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,100
Bachelor's degree
$40,300 – $81,360940
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,180 – $72,6902,300
23Athletic Trainers$60,330
Master's degree
$48,760 – $72,560220
24Surgical Technologists$60,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,230 – $77,690160
25Paramedics$52,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,160 – $63,670190
26Medical Records Specialists$49,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,250 – $73,850390
27Opticians, Dispensing$48,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,290 – $65,140160
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,110
Associate's degree
$35,240 – $60,030330
29Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,300 – $75,590540
30Psychiatric Technicians$42,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,980 – $56,620440
31Emergency Medical Technicians$42,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,680 – $50,280240
32Pharmacy Technicians$39,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,180 – $55,0101,020
33Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,550 – $51,970100

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

#	Occupation	MedianAkron, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$293,090	$68,750 – $538,070	1,130
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$284,960	$65,430 – $449,440	100
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$211,810	$112,130 – $313,920	130
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,480	$84,150 – $298,320	250
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$137,730	$51,610 – $162,260	710
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,980	$104,130 – $163,960	400
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,370	$58,640 – $213,110	230
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,090	$105,810 – $154,620	1,050
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,700	$79,610 – $123,100	620
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,800	$53,900 – $147,730	410
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,520	$63,460 – $122,120	430
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$91,970	$69,260 – $100,380	130
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$89,460	$73,980 – $100,130	230
14	AudiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$86,150	$66,620 – $100,380	100
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,970	$63,020 – $96,060	460
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,770	$66,980 – $101,210	8,040
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,480	$38,470 – $97,590	110
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,940	$66,590 – $95,530	350
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,320	$59,710 – $94,430	590
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,090	$52,290 – $92,930	170
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,100	$40,300 – $81,360	940
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,070	$50,180 – $72,690	2,300
23	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$60,330	$48,760 – $72,560	220
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,010	$46,230 – $77,690	160
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,370	$45,160 – $63,670	190
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,480	$38,250 – $73,850	390
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,890	$33,290 – $65,140	160
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,110	$35,240 – $60,030	330
29	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,510	$38,300 – $75,590	540
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,510	$36,980 – $56,620	440
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,440	$36,680 – $50,280	240
32	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,780	$35,180 – $55,010	1,020
33	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,540	$34,550 – $51,970	100

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Akron, OH. 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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