High paying medical jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI. 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Employed

1Anesthesiologists$228,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$185,960 – $384,800+270
2Family Medicine Physicians$218,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,160 – $382,970370
3Physicians, All Other$179,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,330 – $399,5502,200
4Dentists, General$173,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,910 – $314,650490
5Pharmacists$140,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,850 – $161,890820
6Physician Assistants$131,930
Master's degree
$102,680 – $157,890940
7Veterinarians$126,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,440 – $200,550270
8Nurse Practitioners$125,660
Master's degree
$91,440 – $151,820970
9Physical Therapists$99,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,690 – $108,8601,460
10Speech-Language Pathologists$94,490
Master's degree
$62,970 – $107,330810
11Occupational Therapists$94,450
Master's degree
$74,870 – $103,400990
12Dental Hygienists$84,290
Associate's degree
$82,480 – $94,5901,160
13Registered Nurses$83,920
Bachelor's degree
$78,840 – $101,82013,740
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,890
Associate's degree
$67,270 – $93,320350
15Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,980
Associate's degree
$39,890 – $94,730210
16Respiratory Therapists$78,070
Associate's degree
$64,580 – $84,480690
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,360
Associate's degree
$59,610 – $93,580860
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$67,330
Bachelor's degree
$48,780 – $81,200300
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,250 – $78,4101,230
20Surgical Technologists$63,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,270 – $94,340600
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$52,420
Associate's degree
$38,230 – $74,710290
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,980
Bachelor's degree
$38,100 – $81,7201,170
23Medical Records Specialists$48,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,830 – $81,160560
24Paramedics$48,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,940 – $60,880360
25Pharmacy Technicians$47,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280 – $56,7101,630
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,240 – $72,950590
27Opticians, Dispensing$41,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,210 – $58,510370
28Emergency Medical Technicians$39,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,330 – $45,400530
29Psychiatric Technicians$37,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,940 – $46,010870
30Dietetic Technicians$36,420
Associate's degree
$30,390 – $39,010730

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

#	Occupation	MedianGrand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$228,760	$185,960 – $384,800+	270
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$218,000	$63,160 – $382,970	370
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$179,910	$52,330 – $399,550	2,200
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$173,160	$96,910 – $314,650	490
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,710	$119,850 – $161,890	820
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,930	$102,680 – $157,890	940
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,140	$78,440 – $200,550	270
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$125,660	$91,440 – $151,820	970
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,100	$79,690 – $108,860	1,460
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$94,490	$62,970 – $107,330	810
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,450	$74,870 – $103,400	990
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,290	$82,480 – $94,590	1,160
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$83,920	$78,840 – $101,820	13,740
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,890	$67,270 – $93,320	350
15	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,980	$39,890 – $94,730	210
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,070	$64,580 – $84,480	690
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,360	$59,610 – $93,580	860
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$67,330	$48,780 – $81,200	300
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,230	$55,250 – $78,410	1,230
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,680	$38,270 – $94,340	600
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,420	$38,230 – $74,710	290
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,980	$38,100 – $81,720	1,170
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,780	$38,830 – $81,160	560
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,150	$39,940 – $60,880	360
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,600	$36,280 – $56,710	1,630
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,880	$38,240 – $72,950	590
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,820	$35,210 – $58,510	370
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,120	$33,330 – $45,400	530
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,280	$33,940 – $46,010	870
30	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,420	$30,390 – $39,010	730

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI. 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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