High paying medical jobs in Ithaca, NY

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ithaca, NY. 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 Ithaca, NY run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Ithaca, NY salary is worth about 0.97× 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, Ithaca, NY · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$370,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,420 – $370,320120
2Psychiatrists$280,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,000 – $280,21040
3Family Medicine Physicians$268,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,680 – $415,66040
4Pharmacists$151,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,930 – $161,90040
5Physician Assistants$138,920
Master's degree
$133,100 – $171,240230
6Nurse Practitioners$136,980
Master's degree
$121,180 – $158,200270
7Veterinarians$131,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,440 – $168,42060
8Occupational Therapists$102,910
Master's degree
$69,330 – $125,68060
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$102,660
Associate's degree
$82,950 – $114,80050
10Physical Therapists$101,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,850 – $139,290110
11Registered Nurses$100,320
Bachelor's degree
$73,920 – $123,380940
12Dental Hygienists$96,620
Associate's degree
$78,500 – $105,86060
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$95,460
Associate's degree
$67,960 – $95,610100
14Speech-Language Pathologists$81,450
Master's degree
$67,320 – $139,94060
15Surgical Technologists$77,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,100 – $90,08030
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,220
Bachelor's degree
$55,190 – $108,21030
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,120 – $73,190220
18Medical Records Specialists$56,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,950 – $75,440110
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$56,420
Associate's degree
$44,990 – $59,38080
20Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$55,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,880 – $60,22060
21Pharmacy Technicians$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $55,92060
22Emergency Medical Technicians$41,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,180 – $54,23050

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

#	Occupation	MedianIthaca, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$370,320	$78,420 – $370,320	120
2	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$280,210	$89,000 – $280,210	40
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$268,170	$77,680 – $415,660	40
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$151,780	$111,930 – $161,900	40
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$138,920	$133,100 – $171,240	230
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$136,980	$121,180 – $158,200	270
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,870	$98,440 – $168,420	60
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,910	$69,330 – $125,680	60
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$102,660	$82,950 – $114,800	50
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,290	$75,850 – $139,290	110
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$100,320	$73,920 – $123,380	940
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$96,620	$78,500 – $105,860	60
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$95,460	$67,960 – $95,610	100
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,450	$67,320 – $139,940	60
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,760	$58,100 – $90,080	30
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,220	$55,190 – $108,210	30
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,730	$55,120 – $73,190	220
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,830	$38,950 – $75,440	110
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$56,420	$44,990 – $59,380	80
20	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,570	$38,880 – $60,220	60
21	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$35,610 – $55,920	60
22	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,710	$40,180 – $54,230	50

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