High paying medical jobs in Fresno, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fresno, 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 Fresno, CA run 2.2% above the national average (2024), so a Fresno, CA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Fresno, CA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$315,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,790 – $399,980450
2Pediatricians, General$289,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,030 – $372,460410
3Family Medicine Physicians$277,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,400 – $415,150320
4Dentists, General$188,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,990 – $285,670340
5Pharmacists$169,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,300 – $211,110890
6Nurse Practitioners$166,570
Master's degree
$129,300 – $212,320570
7Veterinarians$157,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,610 – $246,540170
8Physician Assistants$155,440
Master's degree
$64,400 – $206,250360
9Registered Nurses$125,420
Bachelor's degree
$89,890 – $167,16011,030
10Physical Therapists$123,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,250 – $142,770620
11Occupational Therapists$116,690
Master's degree
$93,720 – $150,750320
12Speech-Language Pathologists$110,960
Master's degree
$88,940 – $186,370820
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,750
Associate's degree
$77,160 – $163,890390
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$107,350
Associate's degree
$74,580 – $149,280760
15Dental Hygienists$101,730
Associate's degree
$86,120 – $128,970530
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$93,470
Bachelor's degree
$48,270 – $111,100240
17Respiratory Therapists$83,340
Associate's degree
$68,720 – $109,060580
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,160 – $94,4202,360
19Surgical Technologists$64,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,890 – $85,640520
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,160
Bachelor's degree
$44,470 – $95,070600
21Medical Records Specialists$58,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,420 – $80,560430
22Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$58,080
Associate's degree
$45,640 – $72,280220
23Psychiatric Technicians$53,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,910 – $87,850620
24Pharmacy Technicians$52,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,300 – $73,1001,320
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$52,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,610 – $87,310910
26Opticians, Dispensing$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,600 – $78,070160
27Emergency Medical Technicians$38,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,740 – $72,510710

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

#	Occupation	MedianFresno, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$315,390	$77,790 – $399,980	450
2	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$289,290	$77,030 – $372,460	410
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$277,650	$111,400 – $415,150	320
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$188,510	$107,990 – $285,670	340
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$169,160	$128,300 – $211,110	890
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$166,570	$129,300 – $212,320	570
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$157,460	$70,610 – $246,540	170
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$155,440	$64,400 – $206,250	360
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$125,420	$89,890 – $167,160	11,030
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$123,820	$96,250 – $142,770	620
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$116,690	$93,720 – $150,750	320
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$110,960	$88,940 – $186,370	820
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,750	$77,160 – $163,890	390
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$107,350	$74,580 – $149,280	760
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,730	$86,120 – $128,970	530
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$93,470	$48,270 – $111,100	240
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$83,340	$68,720 – $109,060	580
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,580	$62,160 – $94,420	2,360
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,380	$46,890 – $85,640	520
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,160	$44,470 – $95,070	600
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,400	$41,420 – $80,560	430
22	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,080	$45,640 – $72,280	220
23	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,680	$34,910 – $87,850	620
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,210	$38,300 – $73,100	1,320
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,200	$41,610 – $87,310	910
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$42,600 – $78,070	160
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,740	$38,740 – $72,510	710

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