High paying medical jobs in Lansing-East Lansing, MI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lansing-East Lansing, 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI run 5.0% below the national average (2024), so a Lansing-East Lansing, 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, Lansing-East Lansing, MI · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$307,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,060 – $471,600320
2Nurse Anesthetists$250,570
Master's degree
$238,570 – $269,560100
3Family Medicine Physicians$206,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,430 – $392,410150
4Dentists, General$164,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,990 – $295,240100
5Pharmacists$133,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,730 – $161,530330
6Optometrists$130,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,140 – $208,17070
7Nurse Practitioners$129,450
Master's degree
$107,790 – $149,100270
8Physician Assistants$128,230
Master's degree
$105,040 – $150,990260
9Veterinarians$122,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,100 – $171,110140
10Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$104,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,120 – $118,120100
11Physical Therapists$99,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,650 – $118,200310
12Dental Hygienists$90,710
Associate's degree
$79,460 – $92,850450
13Speech-Language Pathologists$89,160
Master's degree
$62,120 – $117,210170
14Occupational Therapists$86,590
Master's degree
$77,220 – $99,320150
15Registered Nurses$84,320
Bachelor's degree
$77,900 – $100,6004,120
16Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,320
Associate's degree
$65,700 – $92,580140
17Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,590
Associate's degree
$59,980 – $98,700340
18Respiratory Therapists$78,530
Associate's degree
$63,540 – $91,770160
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$67,480
Bachelor's degree
$47,770 – $89,990100
20Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$66,700
Associate's degree
$36,480 – $97,98080
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,880 – $78,260360
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,960
Bachelor's degree
$37,850 – $84,270440
23Surgical Technologists$63,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,500 – $80,820190
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$53,450
Associate's degree
$39,080 – $63,690210
25Paramedics$51,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,910 – $66,89090
26Psychiatric Technicians$50,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,140 – $50,140300
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,960 – $72,810200
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,640 – $50,63080
29Medical Records Specialists$46,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,510 – $64,270130
30Pharmacy Technicians$44,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,650 – $49,660590
31Opticians, Dispensing$41,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $52,650150
32Emergency Medical Technicians$39,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,170 – $48,220190
33Dietetic Technicians$37,010
Associate's degree
$30,440 – $39,990100

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

#	Occupation	MedianLansing-East Lansing, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$307,290	$65,060 – $471,600	320
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$250,570	$238,570 – $269,560	100
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$206,110	$73,430 – $392,410	150
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$164,610	$74,990 – $295,240	100
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,300	$105,730 – $161,530	330
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,710	$74,140 – $208,170	70
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,450	$107,790 – $149,100	270
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,230	$105,040 – $150,990	260
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,510	$77,100 – $171,110	140
10	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$104,330	$54,120 – $118,120	100
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,310	$75,650 – $118,200	310
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$90,710	$79,460 – $92,850	450
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$89,160	$62,120 – $117,210	170
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$86,590	$77,220 – $99,320	150
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,320	$77,900 – $100,600	4,120
16	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,320	$65,700 – $92,580	140
17	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,590	$59,980 – $98,700	340
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,530	$63,540 – $91,770	160
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$67,480	$47,770 – $89,990	100
20	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,700	$36,480 – $97,980	80
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,680	$53,880 – $78,260	360
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,960	$37,850 – $84,270	440
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,310	$37,500 – $80,820	190
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$53,450	$39,080 – $63,690	210
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,250	$45,910 – $66,890	90
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,140	$43,140 – $50,140	300
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,230	$37,960 – $72,810	200
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,490	$33,640 – $50,630	80
29	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,740	$35,510 – $64,270	130
30	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,820	$35,650 – $49,660	590
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,390	$34,050 – $52,650	150
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,940	$37,170 – $48,220	190
33	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,010	$30,440 – $39,990	100

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