High paying medical jobs in Bend, OR

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bend, OR. 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 Bend, OR run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Bend, OR 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, Bend, OR · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$262,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$172,680 – $345,390120
2Dentists, General$224,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$142,600 – $340,430120
3Pharmacists$165,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$135,270 – $180,090180
4Nurse Practitioners$159,100
Master's degree
$116,930 – $175,900190
5Physician Assistants$148,610
Master's degree
$123,350 – $172,280220
6Registered Nurses$135,010
Bachelor's degree
$93,660 – $158,5302,500
7Optometrists$129,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,120 – $161,88040
8Dental Hygienists$119,650
Associate's degree
$101,920 – $126,510230
9Veterinarians$119,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,480 – $174,300140
10Occupational Therapists$114,870
Master's degree
$85,890 – $129,680100
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$114,460
Associate's degree
$104,940 – $131,29090
12Speech-Language Pathologists$109,560
Master's degree
$74,050 – $134,800100
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$103,350
Associate's degree
$76,450 – $125,520150
14Physical Therapists$99,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,900 – $129,570320
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$90,270
Bachelor's degree
$52,280 – $112,200110
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$83,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,520 – $97,610150
17Chiropractors$81,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,230 – $124,81050
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$75,350
Bachelor's degree
$72,090 – $100,55060
19Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$73,190
Associate's degree
$50,620 – $113,38050
20Medical Records Specialists$62,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,730 – $76,800220
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$59,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,150 – $74,250100
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,590 – $103,820170
23Pharmacy Technicians$56,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,320 – $62,200220
24Opticians, Dispensing$54,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $100,23080
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$54,110
Associate's degree
$45,800 – $73,50070
26Emergency Medical Technicians$36,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,610 – $47,12060

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

#	Occupation	MedianBend, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$262,570	$172,680 – $345,390	120
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$224,990	$142,600 – $340,430	120
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$165,960	$135,270 – $180,090	180
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$159,100	$116,930 – $175,900	190
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$148,610	$123,350 – $172,280	220
6	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$135,010	$93,660 – $158,530	2,500
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$129,810	$87,120 – $161,880	40
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$119,650	$101,920 – $126,510	230
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$119,020	$77,480 – $174,300	140
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$114,870	$85,890 – $129,680	100
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$114,460	$104,940 – $131,290	90
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$109,560	$74,050 – $134,800	100
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$103,350	$76,450 – $125,520	150
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,800	$69,900 – $129,570	320
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$90,270	$52,280 – $112,200	110
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,260	$60,520 – $97,610	150
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$81,790	$62,230 – $124,810	50
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$75,350	$72,090 – $100,550	60
19	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$73,190	$50,620 – $113,380	50
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,980	$44,730 – $76,800	220
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,990	$46,150 – $74,250	100
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,890	$50,590 – $103,820	170
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,950	$49,320 – $62,200	220
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,750	$44,880 – $100,230	80
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$54,110	$45,800 – $73,500	70
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,630	$33,610 – $47,120	60

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