High paying medical jobs in Bloomington, IL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bloomington, IL. 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 Bloomington, IL run 6.5% below the national average (2024), so a Bloomington, IL salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Bloomington, IL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$356,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,140 – $422,710140
2Dentists, General$160,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,970 – $285,81060
3Nurse Practitioners$139,190
Master's degree
$97,730 – $153,24090
4Pharmacists$139,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,770 – $179,980140
5Optometrists$132,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,920 – $162,22040
6Physical Therapists$97,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,210 – $127,350100
7Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$93,860
Associate's degree
$72,020 – $104,56050
8Occupational Therapists$90,060
Master's degree
$63,370 – $119,93080
9Speech-Language Pathologists$84,330
Master's degree
$61,740 – $109,890130
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$81,070
Associate's degree
$62,350 – $105,48040
11Registered Nurses$79,970
Bachelor's degree
$62,980 – $107,2601,990
12Dental Hygienists$78,220
Associate's degree
$67,570 – $99,130130
13Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$75,530
Bachelor's degree
$55,990 – $104,270150
14Respiratory Therapists$75,490
Associate's degree
$61,310 – $107,33070
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,590
Associate's degree
$58,710 – $100,780140
16Chiropractors$71,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,800 – $149,43040
17Surgical Technologists$68,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,970 – $84,50080
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$67,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,960 – $75,740170
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$61,670
Bachelor's degree
$50,840 – $84,62030
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,650 – $72,01040
21Medical Records Specialists$47,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,320 – $69,93040
22Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,940
Associate's degree
$37,080 – $58,73060
23Pharmacy Technicians$42,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,280 – $50,060270
24Emergency Medical Technicians$41,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,490 – $57,92080
25Psychiatric Technicians$40,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,350 – $42,51060
26Opticians, Dispensing$40,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,000 – $50,38080
27Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,280 – $47,02040

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

#	Occupation	MedianBloomington, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$356,830	$59,140 – $422,710	140
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$160,750	$104,970 – $285,810	60
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$139,190	$97,730 – $153,240	90
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,050	$107,770 – $179,980	140
5	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,740	$100,920 – $162,220	40
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,250	$76,210 – $127,350	100
7	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$93,860	$72,020 – $104,560	50
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$90,060	$63,370 – $119,930	80
9	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$84,330	$61,740 – $109,890	130
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$81,070	$62,350 – $105,480	40
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,970	$62,980 – $107,260	1,990
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$78,220	$67,570 – $99,130	130
13	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$75,530	$55,990 – $104,270	150
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,490	$61,310 – $107,330	70
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,590	$58,710 – $100,780	140
16	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$71,120	$45,800 – $149,430	40
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,140	$48,970 – $84,500	80
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,270	$51,960 – $75,740	170
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$61,670	$50,840 – $84,620	30
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,880	$35,650 – $72,010	40
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,710	$36,320 – $69,930	40
22	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,940	$37,080 – $58,730	60
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,990	$34,280 – $50,060	270
24	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,070	$36,490 – $57,920	80
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,480	$34,350 – $42,510	60
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,150	$36,000 – $50,380	80
27	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,050	$35,280 – $47,020	40

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