High paying medical jobs in Idaho

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Idaho. 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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Idaho.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$347,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$84,020 – $525,140690
2Physicians, All Other$299,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$38,390 – $429,8501,700
3Emergency Medicine Physicians$221,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,990 – $372,940380
4Pharmacists$144,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,180 – $164,0501,790
5Physician Assistants$133,790
Master's degree
$100,590 – $160,1201,320
6Nurse Practitioners$132,540
Master's degree
$100,480 – $169,7101,750
7Dentists, General$124,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,070 – $203,610650
8Veterinarians$116,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,290 – $168,840540
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,920
Associate's degree
$79,290 – $117,100510
10Physical Therapists$99,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,570 – $122,1001,030
11Occupational Therapists$97,760
Master's degree
$69,440 – $152,880840
12Dental Hygienists$94,650
Associate's degree
$85,610 – $103,3402,060
13Registered Nurses$92,460
Bachelor's degree
$71,210 – $121,23016,880
14Speech-Language Pathologists$84,380
Master's degree
$62,090 – $121,8901,210
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,080
Associate's degree
$60,540 – $103,5801,490
16Respiratory Therapists$78,460
Associate's degree
$63,540 – $95,290820
17Surgical Technologists$72,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,430 – $87,2101,100
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,610
Bachelor's degree
$47,870 – $87,780420
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,890 – $77,8501,880
20Paramedics$60,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,940 – $83,510440
21Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$56,300
Associate's degree
$40,300 – $98,580560
22Medical Records Specialists$53,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,930 – $77,8401,490
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,450
Bachelor's degree
$38,130 – $92,2801,590
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,650 – $81,600650
25Pharmacy Technicians$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $59,2302,950
26Opticians, Dispensing$43,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $75,300530
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$42,120
Associate's degree
$31,900 – $48,660790
28Psychiatric Technicians$41,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,980 – $48,180780
29Emergency Medical Technicians$38,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,180 – $51,140780

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$347,160	$84,020 – $525,140	690
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$299,340	$38,390 – $429,850	1,700
3	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$221,430	$119,990 – $372,940	380
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$144,900	$102,180 – $164,050	1,790
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,790	$100,590 – $160,120	1,320
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,540	$100,480 – $169,710	1,750
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$124,190	$91,070 – $203,610	650
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$116,170	$43,290 – $168,840	540
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$99,920	$79,290 – $117,100	510
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,000	$74,570 – $122,100	1,030
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,760	$69,440 – $152,880	840
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,650	$85,610 – $103,340	2,060
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$92,460	$71,210 – $121,230	16,880
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$84,380	$62,090 – $121,890	1,210
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,080	$60,540 – $103,580	1,490
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,460	$63,540 – $95,290	820
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,550	$48,430 – $87,210	1,100
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$71,610	$47,870 – $87,780	420
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,800	$47,890 – $77,850	1,880
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,380	$48,940 – $83,510	440
21	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$56,300	$40,300 – $98,580	560
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,460	$39,930 – $77,840	1,490
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,450	$38,130 – $92,280	1,590
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,220	$36,650 – $81,600	650
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$37,380 – $59,230	2,950
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,950	$34,730 – $75,300	530
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,120	$31,900 – $48,660	790
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,490	$37,980 – $48,180	780
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,840	$27,180 – $51,140	780

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