High paying medical jobs in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH run 8.3% above the national average (2024), so a Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$284,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,650 – $374,6302,950
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$243,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,750 – $340,4101,220
3Physicians, All Other$229,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,690 – $440,6606,350
4Pediatricians, General$221,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,170 – $324,9501,860
5Dentists, General$181,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,550 – $370,5801,920
6Nurse Practitioners$147,480
Master's degree
$116,600 – $212,4905,990
7Physician Assistants$142,410
Master's degree
$65,220 – $205,6203,550
8Pharmacists$139,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,550 – $168,3905,280
9Veterinarians$138,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,230 – $281,1001,540
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$123,910
Associate's degree
$61,510 – $149,4301,160
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$109,200
Associate's degree
$98,660 – $135,8101,590
12Registered Nurses$106,180
Bachelor's degree
$81,880 – $188,67064,240
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$104,590
Associate's degree
$78,650 – $133,3004,100
14Respiratory Therapists$104,580
Associate's degree
$82,620 – $125,1201,560
15Physical Therapists$103,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,220 – $130,2205,330
16Speech-Language Pathologists$102,810
Master's degree
$71,310 – $129,9503,720
17Dental Hygienists$101,990
Associate's degree
$95,860 – $117,5705,150
18Occupational Therapists$101,940
Master's degree
$74,670 – $129,0604,790
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$82,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,680 – $94,1108,410
20Surgical Technologists$81,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,690 – $116,3401,550
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$79,480
Bachelor's degree
$47,910 – $107,2608,710
22Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,840
Bachelor's degree
$64,520 – $107,5702,000
23Paramedics$66,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,720 – $84,5601,240
24Opticians, Dispensing$64,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,010 – $83,570950
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,760 – $88,2602,780
26Medical Records Specialists$60,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,540 – $82,2602,630
27Psychiatric Technicians$57,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,770 – $72,5203,460
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$52,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,480 – $80,7401,740
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,970
Associate's degree
$39,300 – $70,5702,970
30Emergency Medical Technicians$50,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,080 – $70,3203,410
31Pharmacy Technicians$46,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,460 – $75,1907,370

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$284,010	$107,650 – $374,630	2,950
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$243,230	$84,750 – $340,410	1,220
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$229,870	$79,690 – $440,660	6,350
4	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$221,170	$125,170 – $324,950	1,860
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$181,150	$95,550 – $370,580	1,920
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$147,480	$116,600 – $212,490	5,990
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$142,410	$65,220 – $205,620	3,550
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,660	$127,550 – $168,390	5,280
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$138,900	$83,230 – $281,100	1,540
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$123,910	$61,510 – $149,430	1,160
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$109,200	$98,660 – $135,810	1,590
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$106,180	$81,880 – $188,670	64,240
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$104,590	$78,650 – $133,300	4,100
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$104,580	$82,620 – $125,120	1,560
15	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,550	$81,220 – $130,220	5,330
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$102,810	$71,310 – $129,950	3,720
17	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,990	$95,860 – $117,570	5,150
18	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,940	$74,670 – $129,060	4,790
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,190	$61,680 – $94,110	8,410
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,500	$61,690 – $116,340	1,550
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$79,480	$47,910 – $107,260	8,710
22	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,840	$64,520 – $107,570	2,000
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,460	$61,720 – $84,560	1,240
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,170	$49,010 – $83,570	950
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,940	$45,760 – $88,260	2,780
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,460	$45,540 – $82,260	2,630
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,610	$42,770 – $72,520	3,460
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,670	$38,480 – $80,740	1,740
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,970	$39,300 – $70,570	2,970
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,560	$41,080 – $70,320	3,410
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,890	$38,460 – $75,190	7,370

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. 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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