High paying medical jobs in Kennewick-Richland, WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Kennewick-Richland, WA. 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA run 0.1% above the national average (2024), so a Kennewick-Richland, WA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Kennewick-Richland, WA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$304,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,350 – $414,020230
2Dentists, General$203,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,400 – $391,450100
3Veterinarians$163,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,450 – $220,63060
4Pharmacists$158,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,780 – $202,510220
5Physician Assistants$154,230
Master's degree
$123,680 – $201,870120
6Nurse Practitioners$147,890
Master's degree
$119,370 – $188,370180
7Dental Hygienists$122,480
Associate's degree
$100,400 – $146,830270
8Physical Therapists$107,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,630 – $139,320190
9Registered Nurses$106,410
Bachelor's degree
$83,900 – $155,4102,560
10Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$105,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,860 – $120,320420
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,990
Associate's degree
$60,020 – $127,67080
12Speech-Language Pathologists$103,410
Master's degree
$74,700 – $124,750130
13Occupational Therapists$102,460
Master's degree
$77,160 – $128,430100
14Paramedics$101,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,690 – $104,31080
15Respiratory Therapists$98,320
Associate's degree
$79,570 – $120,77060
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$96,830
Associate's degree
$62,110 – $122,620150
17Chiropractors$80,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$37,330 – $145,99050
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,210 – $95,900240
19Surgical Technologists$75,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,160 – $96,190110
20Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$61,070
Associate's degree
$46,670 – $77,10050
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,150
Bachelor's degree
$42,480 – $98,080250
22Medical Records Specialists$58,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,420 – $82,990130
23Pharmacy Technicians$54,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,770 – $74,290280
24Opticians, Dispensing$49,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,840 – $65,310120
25Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,020 – $63,22060
26Emergency Medical Technicians$46,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,950 – $59,490110

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

#	Occupation	MedianKennewick-Richland, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$304,090	$93,350 – $414,020	230
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$203,250	$86,400 – $391,450	100
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$163,520	$98,450 – $220,630	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$158,130	$124,780 – $202,510	220
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$154,230	$123,680 – $201,870	120
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$147,890	$119,370 – $188,370	180
7	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$122,480	$100,400 – $146,830	270
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,350	$83,630 – $139,320	190
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$106,410	$83,900 – $155,410	2,560
10	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,650	$48,860 – $120,320	420
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,990	$60,020 – $127,670	80
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,410	$74,700 – $124,750	130
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,460	$77,160 – $128,430	100
14	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$101,250	$60,690 – $104,310	80
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$98,320	$79,570 – $120,770	60
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$96,830	$62,110 – $122,620	150
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$80,600	$37,330 – $145,990	50
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,630	$61,210 – $95,900	240
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,000	$54,160 – $96,190	110
20	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,070	$46,670 – $77,100	50
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,150	$42,480 – $98,080	250
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,330	$39,420 – $82,990	130
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,070	$46,770 – $74,290	280
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,540	$38,840 – $65,310	120
25	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,490	$39,020 – $63,220	60
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,480	$36,950 – $59,490	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kennewick-Richland, WA. 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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