High paying medical jobs in New Hampshire

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Hampshire. 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 New Hampshire run 4.2% above the national average (2024), so a New Hampshire salary is worth about 0.96× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in New Hampshire.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, New Hampshire · Employed

1Surgeons, All Other$534,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,700 – $582,250220
2Anesthesiologists$481,640
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,330 – $488,130330
3Physicians, All Other$361,300
Doctoral or professional degree
$131,710 – $412,5901,000
4Nurse Anesthetists$275,980
Master's degree
$231,560 – $320,140490
5Family Medicine Physicians$268,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$175,300 – $303,140350
6General Internal Medicine Physicians$229,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,840 – $414,380450
7Dentists, General$177,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,780 – $341,950500
8Physician Assistants$150,960
Master's degree
$119,540 – $175,3801,060
9Pharmacists$143,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,870 – $170,0301,130
10Nurse Practitioners$137,550
Master's degree
$106,070 – $166,2401,770
11Veterinarians$128,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,780 – $283,460650
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$105,420
Associate's degree
$79,800 – $119,030270
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,760
Associate's degree
$82,110 – $134,220400
14Dental Hygienists$101,250
Associate's degree
$86,400 – $122,9801,360
15Physical Therapists$99,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,180 – $122,5601,960
16Registered Nurses$99,700
Bachelor's degree
$75,610 – $123,19015,390
17Respiratory Therapists$95,940
Associate's degree
$80,490 – $109,000360
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$84,910
Associate's degree
$64,620 – $106,3701,240
19Occupational Therapists$83,900
Master's degree
$64,150 – $115,0501,240
20Speech-Language Pathologists$83,040
Master's degree
$64,030 – $119,290720
21Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$82,550
Master's degree
$82,430 – $137,240230
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$81,020
Bachelor's degree
$42,090 – $99,930800
23Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$79,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,340 – $121,760360
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,860 – $93,6602,220
25Surgical Technologists$75,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,760 – $87,560370
26Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,840
Bachelor's degree
$33,280 – $92,810440
27Paramedics$64,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,180 – $79,370420
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,130 – $83,170550
29Opticians, Dispensing$51,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,130 – $66,670440
30Medical Records Specialists$49,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,120 – $68,980930
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,380 – $63,930300
32Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,780
Associate's degree
$37,450 – $60,840870
33Pharmacy Technicians$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $61,6301,970
34Emergency Medical Technicians$46,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,320 – $59,6701,010
35Psychiatric Technicians$44,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,180 – $60,530260
36Dietetic Technicians$41,830
Associate's degree
$34,890 – $50,360230

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Hampshire	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$534,870	$69,700 – $582,250	220
2	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$481,640	$76,330 – $488,130	330
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$361,300	$131,710 – $412,590	1,000
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$275,980	$231,560 – $320,140	490
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$268,650	$175,300 – $303,140	350
6	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$229,210	$69,840 – $414,380	450
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$177,480	$99,780 – $341,950	500
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$150,960	$119,540 – $175,380	1,060
9	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$143,020	$98,870 – $170,030	1,130
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$137,550	$106,070 – $166,240	1,770
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$128,190	$74,780 – $283,460	650
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$105,420	$79,800 – $119,030	270
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,760	$82,110 – $134,220	400
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,250	$86,400 – $122,980	1,360
15	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,850	$76,180 – $122,560	1,960
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,700	$75,610 – $123,190	15,390
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$95,940	$80,490 – $109,000	360
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,910	$64,620 – $106,370	1,240
19	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$83,900	$64,150 – $115,050	1,240
20	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$83,040	$64,030 – $119,290	720
21	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$82,550	$82,430 – $137,240	230
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$81,020	$42,090 – $99,930	800
23	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,860	$59,340 – $121,760	360
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,110	$59,860 – $93,660	2,220
25	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,040	$56,760 – $87,560	370
26	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$71,840	$33,280 – $92,810	440
27	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,210	$53,180 – $79,370	420
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,580	$42,130 – $83,170	550
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,980	$41,130 – $66,670	440
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,210	$39,120 – $68,980	930
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,110	$39,380 – $63,930	300
32	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,780	$37,450 – $60,840	870
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$37,080 – $61,630	1,970
34	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,790	$37,320 – $59,670	1,010
35	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,660	$44,180 – $60,530	260
36	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,830	$34,890 – $50,360	230

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Hampshire. 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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