High paying medical jobs in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA. 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$271,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$142,040 – $336,13070
2Dentists, General$212,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,620 – $398,97050
3Pharmacists$159,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,910 – $175,500110
4Veterinarians$156,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,990 – $313,82040
5Nurse Practitioners$141,790
Master's degree
$125,170 – $201,04060
6Dental Hygienists$127,470
Associate's degree
$102,530 – $150,630130
7Physical Therapists$113,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,360 – $133,04080
8Paramedics$109,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,990 – $127,29070
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,340
Associate's degree
$47,040 – $141,03070
10Registered Nurses$106,730
Bachelor's degree
$85,030 – $135,5101,190
11Speech-Language Pathologists$105,950
Master's degree
$90,740 – $126,67080
12Occupational Therapists$102,680
Master's degree
$74,880 – $124,79050
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$101,970
Associate's degree
$80,120 – $120,670100
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$83,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,670 – $98,860120
15Surgical Technologists$81,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,680 – $112,89050
16Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$63,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,770 – $102,27040
17Medical Records Specialists$63,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,610 – $101,770100
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,220
Bachelor's degree
$48,770 – $108,700110
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$60,830
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $80,18040
20Pharmacy Technicians$55,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $68,890140
21Opticians, Dispensing$50,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,760 – $79,09050
22Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$50,480
Associate's degree
$48,490 – $76,50040
23Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,290 – $57,55050

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

#	Occupation	MedianMount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$271,750	$142,040 – $336,130	70
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$212,000	$93,620 – $398,970	50
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$159,320	$124,910 – $175,500	110
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$156,980	$97,990 – $313,820	40
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$141,790	$125,170 – $201,040	60
6	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$127,470	$102,530 – $150,630	130
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$113,510	$87,360 – $133,040	80
8	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$109,620	$66,990 – $127,290	70
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,340	$47,040 – $141,030	70
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$106,730	$85,030 – $135,510	1,190
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$105,950	$90,740 – $126,670	80
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,680	$74,880 – $124,790	50
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$101,970	$80,120 – $120,670	100
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,940	$63,670 – $98,860	120
15	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,470	$47,680 – $112,890	50
16	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,500	$48,770 – $102,270	40
17	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,360	$46,610 – $101,770	100
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$63,220	$48,770 – $108,700	110
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,830	$47,940 – $80,180	40
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,790	$46,490 – $68,890	140
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,490	$40,760 – $79,090	50
22	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$50,480	$48,490 – $76,500	40
23	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,780	$42,290 – $57,550	50

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