High paying medical jobs in Appleton, WI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Appleton, WI. 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 Appleton, WI run 7.6% below the national average (2024), so a Appleton, WI salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Appleton, WI · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$406,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$233,340 – $593,020160
2Dentists, General$206,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,410 – $293,050130
3Optometrists$150,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,610 – $208,39060
4Pharmacists$144,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,810 – $175,340190
5Nurse Practitioners$129,030
Master's degree
$103,710 – $166,400150
6Physician Assistants$128,270
Master's degree
$107,340 – $173,160120
7Veterinarians$105,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,980 – $155,680100
8Physical Therapists$101,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,530 – $121,420180
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$101,700
Associate's degree
$83,100 – $117,67080
10Chiropractors$101,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,060 – $223,31060
11Dental Hygienists$96,350
Associate's degree
$80,820 – $101,250240
12Occupational Therapists$90,310
Master's degree
$75,130 – $106,600140
13Registered Nurses$86,680
Bachelor's degree
$74,340 – $109,0302,310
14Respiratory Therapists$84,300
Associate's degree
$79,400 – $101,72060
15Speech-Language Pathologists$82,060
Master's degree
$58,130 – $107,51090
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,860
Associate's degree
$63,650 – $96,120190
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$72,590
Bachelor's degree
$54,060 – $93,64040
18Surgical Technologists$67,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,910 – $81,350100
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,040 – $78,340370
20Medical Records Specialists$63,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,520 – $69,210100
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,360
Bachelor's degree
$42,520 – $88,860160
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,280 – $81,64090
23Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,770 – $60,98060
24Emergency Medical Technicians$47,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,810 – $89,71070
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,880
Associate's degree
$38,690 – $59,130100
26Pharmacy Technicians$45,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,750 – $60,080350
27Opticians, Dispensing$43,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $75,22070
28Psychiatric Technicians$37,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,110 – $47,080210

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

#	Occupation	MedianAppleton, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$406,080	$233,340 – $593,020	160
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$206,650	$122,410 – $293,050	130
3	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$150,060	$73,610 – $208,390	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$144,630	$107,810 – $175,340	190
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,030	$103,710 – $166,400	150
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,270	$107,340 – $173,160	120
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$105,800	$80,980 – $155,680	100
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,920	$78,530 – $121,420	180
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$101,700	$83,100 – $117,670	80
10	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,410	$69,060 – $223,310	60
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$96,350	$80,820 – $101,250	240
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$90,310	$75,130 – $106,600	140
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$86,680	$74,340 – $109,030	2,310
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$84,300	$79,400 – $101,720	60
15	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,060	$58,130 – $107,510	90
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,860	$63,650 – $96,120	190
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$72,590	$54,060 – $93,640	40
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,220	$56,910 – $81,350	100
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,300	$50,040 – $78,340	370
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,510	$46,520 – $69,210	100
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,360	$42,520 – $88,860	160
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,150	$47,280 – $81,640	90
23	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,520	$41,770 – $60,980	60
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,130	$37,810 – $89,710	70
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,880	$38,690 – $59,130	100
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,160	$35,750 – $60,080	350
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,620	$36,250 – $75,220	70
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,670	$34,110 – $47,080	210

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