High paying medical jobs in Bellingham, WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bellingham, WA. 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 Bellingham, WA run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Bellingham, WA salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Bellingham, WA · Employed

1Dentists, General$168,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,390 – $335,93090
2Physician Assistants$161,260
Master's degree
$113,020 – $202,780120
3Pharmacists$156,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,960 – $204,210140
4Physicians, All Other$150,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,740 – $349,330100
5Veterinarians$149,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,310 – $220,10080
6Nurse Practitioners$147,890
Master's degree
$106,600 – $169,230150
7Dental Hygienists$124,850
Associate's degree
$106,770 – $149,680150
8Paramedics$119,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$109,330 – $123,49070
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$110,240
Associate's degree
$106,780 – $132,29060
10Occupational Therapists$105,020
Master's degree
$75,890 – $128,420100
11Speech-Language Pathologists$100,460
Master's degree
$82,190 – $126,88090
12Physical Therapists$96,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,200 – $130,380160
13Dietitians and Nutritionists$78,910
Bachelor's degree
$66,450 – $100,41050
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,690 – $96,420220
15Surgical Technologists$75,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,330 – $110,75050
16Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,750 – $81,11090
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,470
Bachelor's degree
$44,890 – $104,360160
18Medical Records Specialists$59,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,050 – $98,130140
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,360
Associate's degree
$46,730 – $74,120100
20Pharmacy Technicians$56,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,400 – $78,460180
21Opticians, Dispensing$53,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,650 – $68,12060
22Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$44,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,010 – $56,46050

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

#	Occupation	MedianBellingham, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,030	$86,390 – $335,930	90
2	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$161,260	$113,020 – $202,780	120
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$156,490	$123,960 – $204,210	140
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$150,920	$71,740 – $349,330	100
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$149,760	$103,310 – $220,100	80
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$147,890	$106,600 – $169,230	150
7	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$124,850	$106,770 – $149,680	150
8	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$119,970	$109,330 – $123,490	70
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$110,240	$106,780 – $132,290	60
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$105,020	$75,890 – $128,420	100
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,460	$82,190 – $126,880	90
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$96,450	$74,200 – $130,380	160
13	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$78,910	$66,450 – $100,410	50
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,740	$63,690 – $96,420	220
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,970	$66,330 – $110,750	50
16	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,910	$42,750 – $81,110	90
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,470	$44,890 – $104,360	160
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,630	$38,050 – $98,130	140
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,360	$46,730 – $74,120	100
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,010	$39,400 – $78,460	180
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,050	$40,650 – $68,120	60
22	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,950	$39,010 – $56,460	50

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