High paying medical jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV run 0.2% above the national average (2024), so a Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 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, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$248,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,640 – $382,6001,880
2Dentists, General$162,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,600 – $262,280780
3Nurse Practitioners$144,060
Master's degree
$83,960 – $173,0401,390
4Pharmacists$136,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,000 – $167,5601,860
5Physician Assistants$134,660
Master's degree
$65,060 – $179,070650
6Veterinarians$125,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,860 – $189,620480
7Physical Therapists$116,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,260 – $190,7001,530
8Occupational Therapists$110,520
Master's degree
$86,120 – $141,760860
9Dental Hygienists$109,210
Associate's degree
$99,800 – $149,740950
10Speech-Language Pathologists$104,510
Master's degree
$57,580 – $138,020960
11Registered Nurses$103,940
Bachelor's degree
$79,030 – $133,27020,410
12Respiratory Therapists$85,110
Associate's degree
$65,140 – $122,1501,020
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$84,390
Associate's degree
$74,960 – $125,210450
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$81,170
Associate's degree
$64,590 – $126,3001,330
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,200 – $88,5802,600
16Surgical Technologists$74,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,330 – $105,690860
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$67,600
Bachelor's degree
$34,880 – $101,400420
18Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$64,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,200 – $97,200730
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,640
Bachelor's degree
$39,850 – $103,8901,390
20Paramedics$59,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,660 – $83,580640
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$51,160
Associate's degree
$34,690 – $64,710700
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,710 – $82,1101,270
23Medical Records Specialists$49,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,980 – $81,0801,640
24Pharmacy Technicians$47,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,340 – $62,5703,040
25Opticians, Dispensing$46,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,840 – $84,530700
26Psychiatric Technicians$46,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,480 – $57,9201,590
27Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,530 – $49,360770
28Emergency Medical Technicians$36,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,060 – $58,0701,030

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

#	Occupation	MedianLas Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$248,400	$70,640 – $382,600	1,880
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$162,200	$99,600 – $262,280	780
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$144,060	$83,960 – $173,040	1,390
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,250	$104,000 – $167,560	1,860
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,660	$65,060 – $179,070	650
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$125,640	$98,860 – $189,620	480
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$116,480	$86,260 – $190,700	1,530
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$110,520	$86,120 – $141,760	860
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$109,210	$99,800 – $149,740	950
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$104,510	$57,580 – $138,020	960
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$103,940	$79,030 – $133,270	20,410
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,110	$65,140 – $122,150	1,020
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$84,390	$74,960 – $125,210	450
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,170	$64,590 – $126,300	1,330
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,920	$61,200 – $88,580	2,600
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,200	$48,330 – $105,690	860
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$67,600	$34,880 – $101,400	420
18	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,330	$38,200 – $97,200	730
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,640	$39,850 – $103,890	1,390
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,770	$49,660 – $83,580	640
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$51,160	$34,690 – $64,710	700
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,300	$37,710 – $82,110	1,270
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,090	$36,980 – $81,080	1,640
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,590	$37,340 – $62,570	3,040
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,850	$38,840 – $84,530	700
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,550	$38,480 – $57,920	1,590
27	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,570	$35,530 – $49,360	770
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,900	$29,060 – $58,070	1,030

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV. 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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