High paying medical jobs in Omaha, NE-IA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Omaha, NE-IA. 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 Omaha, NE-IA run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Omaha, NE-IA 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, Omaha, NE-IA · Employed

1Anesthesiologists$343,730
Doctoral or professional degree
$229,490 – $513,340180
2Emergency Medicine Physicians$306,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,290 – $511,320200
3Physicians, All Other$290,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,370 – $405,780870
4Nurse Anesthetists$271,680
Master's degree
$221,820 – $323,050230
5Family Medicine Physicians$200,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,350 – $363,080410
6Dentists, General$187,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,580 – $263,450440
7General Internal Medicine Physicians$185,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,920 – $369,180740
8Pharmacists$141,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$56,130 – $170,0901,350
9Physician Assistants$134,130
Master's degree
$106,690 – $168,400720
10Nurse Practitioners$133,760
Master's degree
$107,450 – $161,9901,380
11Psychiatrists$132,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,160 – $353,440160
12Veterinarians$107,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,310 – $174,060300
13Physical Therapists$99,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,540 – $120,3901,120
14Dental Hygienists$94,170
Associate's degree
$75,490 – $98,080580
15Occupational Therapists$93,650
Master's degree
$71,100 – $107,780820
16Registered Nurses$84,600
Bachelor's degree
$69,070 – $112,94013,200
17Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,920
Associate's degree
$69,070 – $104,470530
18Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,710
Associate's degree
$68,560 – $101,070170
19Speech-Language Pathologists$82,650
Master's degree
$61,490 – $116,360690
20Respiratory Therapists$81,270
Associate's degree
$64,100 – $99,090460
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,600
Associate's degree
$57,960 – $100,710830
22Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,170
Bachelor's degree
$60,230 – $89,550320
23Chiropractors$69,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,200 – $121,370270
24Surgical Technologists$65,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,170 – $83,790380
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,800 – $78,8301,840
26Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,000
Associate's degree
$41,440 – $97,750200
27Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$59,420
Bachelor's degree
$37,340 – $94,320920
28Medical Records Specialists$56,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,750 – $75,300760
29Paramedics$56,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,240 – $80,580210
30Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,970 – $80,450440
31Psychiatric Technicians$48,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,490 – $60,060720
32Pharmacy Technicians$47,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,560 – $58,5901,330
33Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,370 – $56,670220
34Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,970
Associate's degree
$38,810 – $59,670240
35Opticians, Dispensing$43,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530 – $56,280340
36Emergency Medical Technicians$41,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,830 – $68,670250

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

#	Occupation	MedianOmaha, NE-IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$343,730	$229,490 – $513,340	180
2	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$306,350	$71,290 – $511,320	200
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$290,460	$80,370 – $405,780	870
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$271,680	$221,820 – $323,050	230
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$200,860	$71,350 – $363,080	410
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$187,400	$58,580 – $263,450	440
7	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$185,110	$70,920 – $369,180	740
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,830	$56,130 – $170,090	1,350
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,130	$106,690 – $168,400	720
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,760	$107,450 – $161,990	1,380
11	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,200	$53,160 – $353,440	160
12	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$107,280	$71,310 – $174,060	300
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,630	$77,540 – $120,390	1,120
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,170	$75,490 – $98,080	580
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,650	$71,100 – $107,780	820
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$84,600	$69,070 – $112,940	13,200
17	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,920	$69,070 – $104,470	530
18	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$82,710	$68,560 – $101,070	170
19	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,650	$61,490 – $116,360	690
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,270	$64,100 – $99,090	460
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,600	$57,960 – $100,710	830
22	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$70,170	$60,230 – $89,550	320
23	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$69,870	$47,200 – $121,370	270
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,050	$51,170 – $83,790	380
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,540	$49,800 – $78,830	1,840
26	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,000	$41,440 – $97,750	200
27	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$59,420	$37,340 – $94,320	920
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,830	$39,750 – $75,300	760
29	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,130	$45,240 – $80,580	210
30	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,520	$38,970 – $80,450	440
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,310	$39,490 – $60,060	720
32	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,290	$38,560 – $58,590	1,330
33	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,270	$38,370 – $56,670	220
34	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,970	$38,810 – $59,670	240
35	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,340	$37,530 – $56,280	340
36	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,350	$36,830 – $68,670	250

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Omaha, NE-IA. 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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