High paying medical jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA run 13.6% above the national average (2024), so a Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA salary is worth about 0.88× 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$196,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,340 – $451,0106,810
2Pediatricians, General$176,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$96,810 – $306,6703,080
3Physician Assistants$161,890
Master's degree
$99,570 – $220,5803,890
4Nurse Practitioners$161,470
Master's degree
$119,950 – $216,18010,060
5Veterinarians$160,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,410 – $284,0502,740
6Pharmacists$157,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,800 – $209,06012,450
7Dentists, General$139,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,510 – $219,3806,300
8Optometrists$138,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,540 – $209,5302,360
9Registered Nurses$135,560
Bachelor's degree
$100,980 – $174,200109,360
10Dental Hygienists$122,980
Associate's degree
$56,800 – $137,3107,940
11Occupational Therapists$122,040
Master's degree
$82,840 – $154,7304,950
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$119,430
Associate's degree
$57,180 – $168,3603,550
13Speech-Language Pathologists$109,740
Master's degree
$79,490 – $160,4304,800
14Physical Therapists$108,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$85,580 – $160,0709,750
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$108,030
Associate's degree
$64,070 – $154,8606,450
16Respiratory Therapists$104,640
Associate's degree
$75,000 – $130,7907,010
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$95,450
Bachelor's degree
$73,840 – $116,5103,060
18Surgical Technologists$81,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,250 – $102,0103,440
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,200 – $96,63033,590
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,430
Bachelor's degree
$46,790 – $122,54010,150
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$66,090
Associate's degree
$60,780 – $134,8202,600
22Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$60,670
Associate's degree
$48,400 – $76,3903,640
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,470 – $119,9909,940
24Medical Records Specialists$59,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,710 – $101,2907,240
25Opticians, Dispensing$56,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,570 – $81,9203,070
26Pharmacy Technicians$50,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,820 – $78,85013,130
27Psychiatric Technicians$48,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,750 – $74,4004,770
28Dietetic Technicians$45,450
Associate's degree
$36,870 – $61,6302,550
29Emergency Medical Technicians$45,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,850 – $68,6006,610

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

#	Occupation	MedianLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$196,760	$79,340 – $451,010	6,810
2	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$176,900	$96,810 – $306,670	3,080
3	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$161,890	$99,570 – $220,580	3,890
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$161,470	$119,950 – $216,180	10,060
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$160,080	$67,410 – $284,050	2,740
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$157,440	$62,800 – $209,060	12,450
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$139,990	$74,510 – $219,380	6,300
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,940	$73,540 – $209,530	2,360
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$135,560	$100,980 – $174,200	109,360
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$122,980	$56,800 – $137,310	7,940
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$122,040	$82,840 – $154,730	4,950
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$119,430	$57,180 – $168,360	3,550
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$109,740	$79,490 – $160,430	4,800
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$108,170	$85,580 – $160,070	9,750
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$108,030	$64,070 – $154,860	6,450
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$104,640	$75,000 – $130,790	7,010
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$95,450	$73,840 – $116,510	3,060
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,580	$50,250 – $102,010	3,440
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,310	$64,200 – $96,630	33,590
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,430	$46,790 – $122,540	10,150
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,090	$60,780 – $134,820	2,600
22	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,670	$48,400 – $76,390	3,640
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,210	$47,470 – $119,990	9,940
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,110	$41,710 – $101,290	7,240
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,130	$40,570 – $81,920	3,070
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,760	$39,820 – $78,850	13,130
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,040	$40,750 – $74,400	4,770
28	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,450	$36,870 – $61,630	2,550
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,090	$38,850 – $68,600	6,610

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. 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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