High paying medical jobs in Altoona, PA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Altoona, PA. 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 Altoona, PA run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a Altoona, PA salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Altoona, PA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$279,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,680 – $459,510240
2Pharmacists$129,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,130 – $154,050120
3Physician Assistants$123,270
Master's degree
$101,230 – $153,170190
4Nurse Practitioners$119,930
Master's degree
$94,270 – $155,43080
5Dentists, General$117,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,250 – $294,01030
6Physical Therapists$97,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,400 – $121,190150
7Occupational Therapists$86,900
Master's degree
$54,980 – $115,590110
8Speech-Language Pathologists$86,470
Master's degree
$64,110 – $118,670100
9Registered Nurses$82,410
Bachelor's degree
$63,880 – $102,3601,390
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,700
Associate's degree
$52,180 – $92,080110
11Dietitians and Nutritionists$76,920
Bachelor's degree
$51,460 – $103,38040
12Dental Hygienists$75,070
Associate's degree
$66,740 – $87,46090
13Respiratory Therapists$59,980
Associate's degree
$53,660 – $79,55040
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,590 – $71,840630
15Surgical Technologists$52,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,650 – $62,04040
16Medical Records Specialists$44,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,340 – $60,86070
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$44,340
Bachelor's degree
$34,920 – $95,370150
18Psychiatric Technicians$43,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,940 – $50,77080
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,070
Associate's degree
$33,990 – $48,12040
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,010 – $59,020220
21Pharmacy Technicians$36,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,730 – $52,920190
22Dietetic Technicians$29,990
Associate's degree
$29,990 – $46,03050

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

#	Occupation	MedianAltoona, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$279,160	$67,680 – $459,510	240
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,480	$102,130 – $154,050	120
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$123,270	$101,230 – $153,170	190
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$119,930	$94,270 – $155,430	80
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$117,110	$97,250 – $294,010	30
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,710	$73,400 – $121,190	150
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$86,900	$54,980 – $115,590	110
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$86,470	$64,110 – $118,670	100
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,410	$63,880 – $102,360	1,390
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,700	$52,180 – $92,080	110
11	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$76,920	$51,460 – $103,380	40
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$75,070	$66,740 – $87,460	90
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$59,980	$53,660 – $79,550	40
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,680	$44,590 – $71,840	630
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,060	$46,650 – $62,040	40
16	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,470	$36,340 – $60,860	70
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$44,340	$34,920 – $95,370	150
18	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,920	$29,940 – $50,770	80
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,070	$33,990 – $48,120	40
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,870	$36,010 – $59,020	220
21	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,810	$31,730 – $52,920	190
22	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$29,990	$29,990 – $46,030	50

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