High paying medical jobs in Lancaster, PA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lancaster, PA. 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 Lancaster, PA run 1.7% below the national average (2024), so a Lancaster, PA salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Lancaster, PA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$294,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$149,380 – $389,390110
2Dentists, General$141,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,000 – $326,580170
3Pharmacists$134,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,930 – $159,080450
4Nurse Practitioners$133,940
Master's degree
$107,000 – $160,340350
5Veterinarians$132,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,340 – $231,990180
6Physician Assistants$124,070
Master's degree
$61,450 – $155,080340
7Speech-Language Pathologists$103,930
Master's degree
$66,320 – $130,780300
8Physical Therapists$103,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,610 – $132,180430
9Occupational Therapists$102,460
Master's degree
$70,440 – $130,810240
10Registered Nurses$89,620
Bachelor's degree
$76,940 – $105,4905,640
11Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,830
Associate's degree
$38,500 – $100,190130
12Dental Hygienists$80,810
Associate's degree
$67,160 – $101,000370
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,530
Associate's degree
$72,480 – $99,230130
14Respiratory Therapists$80,060
Associate's degree
$64,770 – $94,620230
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,910
Associate's degree
$60,620 – $96,200320
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,320
Bachelor's degree
$37,820 – $90,800170
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,340 – $75,4501,740
18Surgical Technologists$62,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,690 – $77,160240
19Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$61,690
Associate's degree
$43,010 – $92,630170
20Paramedics$59,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,220 – $73,700150
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,690
Bachelor's degree
$38,110 – $86,390360
22Athletic Trainers$58,940
Master's degree
$48,350 – $75,570130
23Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,590 – $60,950130
24Opticians, Dispensing$48,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $58,870120
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,020
Associate's degree
$36,570 – $57,590330
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,260 – $73,550410
27Medical Records Specialists$45,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,080 – $68,580180
28Emergency Medical Technicians$44,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,620 – $49,370320
29Pharmacy Technicians$39,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040 – $49,850650
30Dietetic Technicians$31,720
Associate's degree
$29,290 – $42,71080

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

#	Occupation	MedianLancaster, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$294,800	$149,380 – $389,390	110
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$141,960	$71,000 – $326,580	170
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,320	$124,930 – $159,080	450
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,940	$107,000 – $160,340	350
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,480	$99,340 – $231,990	180
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$124,070	$61,450 – $155,080	340
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,930	$66,320 – $130,780	300
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,240	$77,610 – $132,180	430
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,460	$70,440 – $130,810	240
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$89,620	$76,940 – $105,490	5,640
11	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$82,830	$38,500 – $100,190	130
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,810	$67,160 – $101,000	370
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,530	$72,480 – $99,230	130
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,060	$64,770 – $94,620	230
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,910	$60,620 – $96,200	320
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,320	$37,820 – $90,800	170
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,290	$55,340 – $75,450	1,740
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,680	$48,690 – $77,160	240
19	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,690	$43,010 – $92,630	170
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,990	$50,220 – $73,700	150
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,690	$38,110 – $86,390	360
22	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$58,940	$48,350 – $75,570	130
23	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,700	$37,590 – $60,950	130
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,620	$37,860 – $58,870	120
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,020	$36,570 – $57,590	330
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,390	$39,260 – $73,550	410
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,340	$37,080 – $68,580	180
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,200	$36,620 – $49,370	320
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,580	$35,040 – $49,850	650
30	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$31,720	$29,290 – $42,710	80

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