High paying medical jobs in Cleveland, OH

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cleveland, OH. 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 Cleveland, OH run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Cleveland, OH salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Cleveland, OH · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$248,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,990 – $452,9106,610
2Nurse Anesthetists$231,830
Master's degree
$207,460 – $318,770390
3Pediatricians, General$217,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$161,030 – $253,290650
4Dentists, General$154,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,790 – $348,910470
5Pharmacists$140,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$54,610 – $165,9002,860
6Physician Assistants$135,860
Master's degree
$105,060 – $229,610750
7Nurse Practitioners$130,800
Master's degree
$103,200 – $155,5903,320
8Veterinarians$128,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,390 – $212,580560
9Physical Therapists$104,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,620 – $127,2002,000
10Occupational Therapists$103,060
Master's degree
$77,250 – $124,1401,200
11Speech-Language Pathologists$98,900
Master's degree
$64,930 – $151,0301,180
12Dental Hygienists$88,990
Associate's degree
$80,300 – $93,8601,790
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$87,670
Associate's degree
$77,810 – $100,050380
14Registered Nurses$83,940
Bachelor's degree
$75,020 – $108,12028,240
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,540
Associate's degree
$64,960 – $101,200710
16Respiratory Therapists$80,360
Associate's degree
$66,840 – $96,9701,380
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,270
Associate's degree
$36,650 – $97,690510
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,720
Associate's degree
$61,720 – $99,5301,990
19Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$73,070
Associate's degree
$42,130 – $100,240420
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,240
Bachelor's degree
$36,840 – $94,380710
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$66,360
Bachelor's degree
$39,690 – $96,9302,690
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,540 – $75,2706,720
23Surgical Technologists$62,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,680 – $80,030750
24Medical Records Specialists$61,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,510 – $94,1901,810
25Athletic Trainers$61,800
Master's degree
$49,990 – $77,390430
26Paramedics$60,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,510 – $72,140880
27Opticians, Dispensing$52,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490 – $64,450520
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,620
Associate's degree
$35,100 – $62,230820
29Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,430 – $81,8701,910
30Psychiatric Technicians$44,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,540 – $47,550830
31Emergency Medical Technicians$44,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,260 – $58,330970
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$41,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,140 – $60,580640
33Pharmacy Technicians$39,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,260 – $59,0303,970

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

#	Occupation	MedianCleveland, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$248,400	$62,990 – $452,910	6,610
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$231,830	$207,460 – $318,770	390
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$217,970	$161,030 – $253,290	650
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$154,800	$82,790 – $348,910	470
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,690	$54,610 – $165,900	2,860
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$135,860	$105,060 – $229,610	750
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,800	$103,200 – $155,590	3,320
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,610	$50,390 – $212,580	560
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,030	$79,620 – $127,200	2,000
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$103,060	$77,250 – $124,140	1,200
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$98,900	$64,930 – $151,030	1,180
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$88,990	$80,300 – $93,860	1,790
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$87,670	$77,810 – $100,050	380
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,940	$75,020 – $108,120	28,240
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,540	$64,960 – $101,200	710
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,360	$66,840 – $96,970	1,380
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,270	$36,650 – $97,690	510
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,720	$61,720 – $99,530	1,990
19	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$73,070	$42,130 – $100,240	420
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$71,240	$36,840 – $94,380	710
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$66,360	$39,690 – $96,930	2,690
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,900	$51,540 – $75,270	6,720
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,130	$45,680 – $80,030	750
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,950	$39,510 – $94,190	1,810
25	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$61,800	$49,990 – $77,390	430
26	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,490	$46,510 – $72,140	880
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,060	$36,490 – $64,450	520
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,620	$35,100 – $62,230	820
29	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,470	$38,430 – $81,870	1,910
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,690	$33,540 – $47,550	830
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,480	$37,260 – $58,330	970
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,620	$35,140 – $60,580	640
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,310	$31,260 – $59,030	3,970

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