High paying medical jobs in Ann Arbor, MI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ann Arbor, MI. 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 Ann Arbor, MI run 0.9% above the national average (2024), so a Ann Arbor, MI salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Ann Arbor, MI · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$214,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,510 – $349,850160
2Dentists, General$174,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,090 – $431,520190
3Pharmacists$166,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,630 – $175,870570
4Nurse Practitioners$143,580
Master's degree
$123,700 – $166,450870
5Physician Assistants$135,310
Master's degree
$113,430 – $162,570810
6Veterinarians$127,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,780 – $191,470100
7Physical Therapists$106,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,940 – $122,130570
8Registered Nurses$103,450
Bachelor's degree
$82,680 – $135,33010,980
9Occupational Therapists$95,950
Master's degree
$73,310 – $104,950280
10Speech-Language Pathologists$94,370
Master's degree
$64,100 – $113,340250
11Psychiatrists$92,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,390 – $356,310110
12Dental Hygienists$91,900
Associate's degree
$74,000 – $99,700360
13Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$91,020
Master's degree
$69,640 – $139,480220
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$85,120
Associate's degree
$77,820 – $97,720200
15Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$81,890
Associate's degree
$38,990 – $96,070310
16Pediatricians, General$81,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,550 – $219,260190
17Orthotists and Prosthetists$81,140
Master's degree
$39,320 – $108,50090
18Surgeons, All Other$80,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,920 – $94,200120
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,450
Associate's degree
$62,210 – $98,990680
20Respiratory Therapists$79,850
Associate's degree
$64,160 – $97,690390
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$79,400
Bachelor's degree
$38,570 – $98,7701,030
22Psychiatric Technicians$72,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,780 – $72,680580
23Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$71,440
Associate's degree
$48,960 – $96,720170
24Recreational Therapists$70,960
Bachelor's degree
$39,050 – $72,400110
25Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,690
Bachelor's degree
$50,700 – $88,410220
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,860 – $78,260520
27Athletic Trainers$63,330
Master's degree
$50,540 – $111,110100
28Medical Records Specialists$62,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,660 – $77,080360
29Paramedics$58,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,010 – $80,450240
30Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,650 – $79,330550
31Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,900
Associate's degree
$39,340 – $63,300100
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$48,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,510 – $62,990160
33Pharmacy Technicians$47,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $60,2401,030
34Opticians, Dispensing$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,980 – $60,20090
35Emergency Medical Technicians$42,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,400 – $46,750340
36Dietetic Technicians$36,910
Associate's degree
$31,530 – $44,75070

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnn Arbor, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$214,100	$78,510 – $349,850	160
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$174,870	$62,090 – $431,520	190
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$166,350	$120,630 – $175,870	570
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$143,580	$123,700 – $166,450	870
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,310	$113,430 – $162,570	810
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,270	$82,780 – $191,470	100
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,980	$81,940 – $122,130	570
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$103,450	$82,680 – $135,330	10,980
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,950	$73,310 – $104,950	280
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$94,370	$64,100 – $113,340	250
11	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$92,840	$81,390 – $356,310	110
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,900	$74,000 – $99,700	360
13	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$91,020	$69,640 – $139,480	220
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$85,120	$77,820 – $97,720	200
15	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,890	$38,990 – $96,070	310
16	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$81,550	$81,550 – $219,260	190
17	Orthotists and ProsthetistsMaster's degree	$81,140	$39,320 – $108,500	90
18	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$80,920	$80,920 – $94,200	120
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,450	$62,210 – $98,990	680
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,850	$64,160 – $97,690	390
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$79,400	$38,570 – $98,770	1,030
22	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,550	$53,780 – $72,680	580
23	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$71,440	$48,960 – $96,720	170
24	Recreational TherapistsBachelor's degree	$70,960	$39,050 – $72,400	110
25	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$69,690	$50,700 – $88,410	220
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,670	$51,860 – $78,260	520
27	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$63,330	$50,540 – $111,110	100
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,420	$40,660 – $77,080	360
29	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,380	$47,010 – $80,450	240
30	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,990	$39,650 – $79,330	550
31	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,900	$39,340 – $63,300	100
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,560	$44,510 – $62,990	160
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,420	$37,860 – $60,240	1,030
34	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$35,980 – $60,200	90
35	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,010	$38,400 – $46,750	340
36	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,910	$31,530 – $44,750	70

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Ann Arbor, MI. 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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