High paying medical jobs in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY run 0.4% below the national average (2024), so a Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Employed

1Anesthesiologists$471,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$168,700 – $521,220410
2Physicians, All Other$314,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,230 – $398,730660
3Psychiatrists$260,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,630 – $320,450160
4Family Medicine Physicians$236,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,530 – $418,550220
5Dentists, General$193,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,060 – $422,040320
6Physician Assistants$137,850
Master's degree
$116,990 – $161,720770
7Pharmacists$136,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,340 – $164,3301,050
8General Internal Medicine Physicians$136,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,960 – $407,270250
9Nurse Practitioners$134,590
Master's degree
$108,680 – $163,900910
10Veterinarians$131,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,550 – $233,310280
11Registered Nurses$99,970
Bachelor's degree
$77,150 – $130,97010,230
12Dental Hygienists$98,030
Associate's degree
$79,920 – $103,990730
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$97,040
Associate's degree
$81,230 – $109,610290
14Physical Therapists$94,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,130 – $108,510790
15Occupational Therapists$85,990
Master's degree
$61,880 – $107,930550
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$85,590
Associate's degree
$65,530 – $101,680670
17Respiratory Therapists$85,250
Associate's degree
$72,900 – $100,520300
18Speech-Language Pathologists$82,160
Master's degree
$62,610 – $121,050690
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$80,000
Bachelor's degree
$40,920 – $104,060830
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$79,130
Bachelor's degree
$53,940 – $101,920270
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$66,370
Associate's degree
$39,120 – $104,140200
22Surgical Technologists$64,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,200 – $81,200280
23Opticians, Dispensing$63,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,380 – $85,170180
24Paramedics$63,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,760 – $75,840390
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,990 – $74,0102,130
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$58,750
Associate's degree
$47,410 – $75,300440
27Medical Records Specialists$55,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,300 – $77,330610
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$52,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,770 – $62,800210
29Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,800 – $77,460470
30Emergency Medical Technicians$44,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,760 – $47,970780
31Pharmacy Technicians$40,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,310 – $51,8501,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlbany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$471,720	$168,700 – $521,220	410
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$314,460	$125,230 – $398,730	660
3	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$260,000	$75,630 – $320,450	160
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$236,090	$75,530 – $418,550	220
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$193,780	$127,060 – $422,040	320
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$137,850	$116,990 – $161,720	770
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,720	$97,340 – $164,330	1,050
8	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$136,610	$69,960 – $407,270	250
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,590	$108,680 – $163,900	910
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,680	$97,550 – $233,310	280
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,970	$77,150 – $130,970	10,230
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,030	$79,920 – $103,990	730
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$97,040	$81,230 – $109,610	290
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,020	$71,130 – $108,510	790
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$85,990	$61,880 – $107,930	550
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$85,590	$65,530 – $101,680	670
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,250	$72,900 – $100,520	300
18	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,160	$62,610 – $121,050	690
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$80,000	$40,920 – $104,060	830
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$79,130	$53,940 – $101,920	270
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,370	$39,120 – $104,140	200
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,070	$48,200 – $81,200	280
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,710	$46,380 – $85,170	180
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,370	$55,760 – $75,840	390
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,150	$52,990 – $74,010	2,130
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,750	$47,410 – $75,300	440
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,860	$40,300 – $77,330	610
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,600	$37,770 – $62,800	210
29	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,220	$39,800 – $77,460	470
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,120	$38,760 – $47,970	780
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,350	$35,310 – $51,850	1,120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY. 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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