High paying medical jobs in Michigan City-La Porte, IN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Michigan City-La Porte, IN. 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN run 8.3% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan City-La Porte, IN salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Michigan City-La Porte, IN · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$354,700
Doctoral or professional degree
$125,180 – $529,27050
2Pharmacists$148,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,840 – $157,44060
3Veterinarians$126,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,960 – $185,40030
4Nurse Practitioners$124,520
Master's degree
$95,210 – $155,640100
5Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$98,740
Associate's degree
$76,250 – $99,36030
6Physical Therapists$98,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,710 – $116,85050
7Respiratory Therapists$82,990
Associate's degree
$65,690 – $93,93050
8Registered Nurses$82,300
Bachelor's degree
$67,940 – $100,690790
9Dental Hygienists$80,640
Associate's degree
$64,240 – $97,03060
10Speech-Language Pathologists$79,250
Master's degree
$51,740 – $107,63030
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,280
Associate's degree
$40,050 – $96,30070
12Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,730 – $74,830150
13Surgical Technologists$62,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,610 – $80,42040
14Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,230
Associate's degree
$37,730 – $58,98030
15Pharmacy Technicians$45,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,180 – $58,820140
16Opticians, Dispensing$38,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,720 – $54,82040

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan City-La Porte, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$354,700	$125,180 – $529,270	50
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$148,110	$82,840 – $157,440	60
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,500	$71,960 – $185,400	30
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,520	$95,210 – $155,640	100
5	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$98,740	$76,250 – $99,360	30
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,420	$78,710 – $116,850	50
7	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,990	$65,690 – $93,930	50
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,300	$67,940 – $100,690	790
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,640	$64,240 – $97,030	60
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$79,250	$51,740 – $107,630	30
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,280	$40,050 – $96,300	70
12	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,250	$48,730 – $74,830	150
13	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,980	$50,610 – $80,420	40
14	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,230	$37,730 – $58,980	30
15	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,290	$36,180 – $58,820	140
16	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,070	$30,720 – $54,820	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Michigan City-La Porte, IN. 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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