High paying medical jobs in Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kalamazoo-Portage, 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI run 5.2% below the national average (2024), so a Kalamazoo-Portage, 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, Kalamazoo-Portage, MI · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$305,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,080 – $468,520390
2Family Medicine Physicians$244,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$134,170 – $375,400150
3Pediatricians, General$232,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$108,670 – $301,62040
4Dentists, General$187,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,960 – $337,99090
5Pharmacists$140,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,870 – $170,860250
6Optometrists$131,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,910 – $164,72070
7Physician Assistants$127,570
Master's degree
$104,400 – $159,790210
8Nurse Practitioners$126,460
Master's degree
$105,620 – $166,240300
9Veterinarians$115,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,120 – $179,35080
10Physical Therapists$97,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,850 – $126,540190
11Registered Nurses$88,200
Bachelor's degree
$65,140 – $106,0803,300
12Speech-Language Pathologists$87,150
Master's degree
$65,190 – $110,96080
13Occupational Therapists$81,520
Master's degree
$64,210 – $101,970120
14Dental Hygienists$79,670
Associate's degree
$75,430 – $99,400250
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,140
Associate's degree
$59,140 – $97,490210
16Respiratory Therapists$76,220
Associate's degree
$60,430 – $90,680130
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,840
Associate's degree
$35,600 – $102,600130
18Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$74,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,750 – $98,93050
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,990 – $79,010320
20Surgical Technologists$66,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,360 – $93,800130
21Dietitians and Nutritionists$63,320
Bachelor's degree
$48,480 – $92,08090
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,190
Bachelor's degree
$35,210 – $98,050260
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,720
Associate's degree
$38,580 – $58,22080
24Medical Records Specialists$47,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,120 – $73,300180
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,610 – $67,570360
26Pharmacy Technicians$45,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $58,300450
27Psychiatric Technicians$45,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,530 – $48,320130
28Opticians, Dispensing$37,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,400 – $53,880120

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

#	Occupation	MedianKalamazoo-Portage, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$305,510	$65,080 – $468,520	390
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$244,310	$134,170 – $375,400	150
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$232,880	$108,670 – $301,620	40
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$187,770	$124,960 – $337,990	90
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,910	$103,870 – $170,860	250
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,770	$103,910 – $164,720	70
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$127,570	$104,400 – $159,790	210
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,460	$105,620 – $166,240	300
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$115,210	$64,120 – $179,350	80
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,920	$78,850 – $126,540	190
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$88,200	$65,140 – $106,080	3,300
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$87,150	$65,190 – $110,960	80
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$81,520	$64,210 – $101,970	120
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,670	$75,430 – $99,400	250
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,140	$59,140 – $97,490	210
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,220	$60,430 – $90,680	130
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,840	$35,600 – $102,600	130
18	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,460	$42,750 – $98,930	50
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,320	$59,990 – $79,010	320
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,270	$36,360 – $93,800	130
21	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$63,320	$48,480 – $92,080	90
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,190	$35,210 – $98,050	260
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,720	$38,580 – $58,220	80
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,620	$37,120 – $73,300	180
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,530	$37,610 – $67,570	360
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,970	$36,230 – $58,300	450
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,220	$36,530 – $48,320	130
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,780	$33,400 – $53,880	120

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