High paying medical jobs in Chico, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Chico, CA. 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 Chico, CA run 1.2% above the national average (2024), so a Chico, CA salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Chico, CA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$334,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,790 – $593,64050
2Family Medicine Physicians$274,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,740 – $312,35090
3Nurse Practitioners$167,080
Master's degree
$131,730 – $203,910140
4Physician Assistants$164,780
Master's degree
$129,170 – $202,110130
5Dentists, General$163,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,490 – $258,99050
6Pharmacists$161,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,040 – $200,680160
7Veterinarians$160,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,600 – $247,75060
8Optometrists$139,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,850 – $333,54030
9Physical Therapists$134,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,710 – $149,110180
10Occupational Therapists$129,260
Master's degree
$101,900 – $143,68070
11Registered Nurses$127,360
Bachelor's degree
$103,400 – $160,1702,170
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$123,880
Associate's degree
$93,980 – $151,36080
13Dental Hygienists$118,800
Associate's degree
$100,650 – $128,180150
14Speech-Language Pathologists$110,720
Master's degree
$98,350 – $142,550130
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$103,000
Associate's degree
$48,900 – $133,060150
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$93,900
Bachelor's degree
$71,760 – $115,87040
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,470 – $92,660380
18Surgical Technologists$78,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,860 – $100,31090
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,520
Bachelor's degree
$47,750 – $84,610170
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$59,300
Associate's degree
$48,260 – $72,03070
21Medical Records Specialists$57,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,710 – $94,200120
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$56,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,920 – $74,900160
23Pharmacy Technicians$56,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $72,240220
24Opticians, Dispensing$56,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,050 – $77,46030
25Dietetic Technicians$41,320
Associate's degree
$36,690 – $55,91040

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

#	Occupation	MedianChico, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$334,980	$119,790 – $593,640	50
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$274,800	$129,740 – $312,350	90
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$167,080	$131,730 – $203,910	140
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$164,780	$129,170 – $202,110	130
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,520	$85,490 – $258,990	50
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$161,410	$123,040 – $200,680	160
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$160,180	$72,600 – $247,750	60
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,890	$98,850 – $333,540	30
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,970	$89,710 – $149,110	180
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$129,260	$101,900 – $143,680	70
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$127,360	$103,400 – $160,170	2,170
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$123,880	$93,980 – $151,360	80
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$118,800	$100,650 – $128,180	150
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$110,720	$98,350 – $142,550	130
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$103,000	$48,900 – $133,060	150
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$93,900	$71,760 – $115,870	40
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,750	$63,470 – $92,660	380
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,050	$48,860 – $100,310	90
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,520	$47,750 – $84,610	170
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,300	$48,260 – $72,030	70
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,490	$41,710 – $94,200	120
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,620	$47,920 – $74,900	160
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,320	$38,750 – $72,240	220
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,100	$45,050 – $77,460	30
25	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,320	$36,690 – $55,910	40

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