High paying medical jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cedar Rapids, IA. 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 Cedar Rapids, IA run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a Cedar Rapids, IA salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Cedar Rapids, IA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$260,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,440 – $484,12080
2Dentists, General$175,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$92,960 – $258,760130
3Pharmacists$133,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,260 – $165,360240
4Nurse Practitioners$129,890
Master's degree
$112,250 – $158,800240
5Physician Assistants$129,680
Master's degree
$102,990 – $196,60080
6Veterinarians$127,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,110 – $168,210100
7Optometrists$102,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,040 – $166,57050
8Physical Therapists$94,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,040 – $121,150220
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$86,480
Associate's degree
$79,260 – $106,22070
10Dental Hygienists$82,270
Associate's degree
$78,350 – $93,010200
11Occupational Therapists$79,690
Master's degree
$74,900 – $120,560110
12Registered Nurses$78,370
Bachelor's degree
$61,940 – $102,2502,880
13Speech-Language Pathologists$77,550
Master's degree
$63,010 – $103,07080
14Chiropractors$77,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,170 – $96,770130
15Respiratory Therapists$66,830
Associate's degree
$62,600 – $80,96070
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,880
Associate's degree
$53,240 – $83,060230
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,560
Bachelor's degree
$40,410 – $80,480270
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,390 – $75,660380
19Paramedics$55,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,160 – $73,57090
20Athletic Trainers$54,460
Master's degree
$48,410 – $62,25080
21Medical Records Specialists$49,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,100 – $74,590180
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,770 – $79,470110
23Opticians, Dispensing$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $50,27090
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,650
Associate's degree
$37,010 – $48,070110
25Pharmacy Technicians$43,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $52,150390
26Emergency Medical Technicians$40,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,820 – $47,700150

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

#	Occupation	MedianCedar Rapids, IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$260,440	$60,440 – $484,120	80
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$175,420	$92,960 – $258,760	130
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,520	$122,260 – $165,360	240
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,890	$112,250 – $158,800	240
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,680	$102,990 – $196,600	80
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,160	$76,110 – $168,210	100
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,860	$79,040 – $166,570	50
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,520	$65,040 – $121,150	220
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$86,480	$79,260 – $106,220	70
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,270	$78,350 – $93,010	200
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$79,690	$74,900 – $120,560	110
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,370	$61,940 – $102,250	2,880
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$77,550	$63,010 – $103,070	80
14	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$77,460	$37,170 – $96,770	130
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,830	$62,600 – $80,960	70
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,880	$53,240 – $83,060	230
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,560	$40,410 – $80,480	270
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,840	$51,390 – $75,660	380
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,130	$49,160 – $73,570	90
20	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$54,460	$48,410 – $62,250	80
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,710	$40,100 – $74,590	180
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,360	$38,770 – $79,470	110
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$37,430 – $50,270	90
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,650	$37,010 – $48,070	110
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,930	$36,510 – $52,150	390
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,160	$34,820 – $47,700	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cedar Rapids, IA. 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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