High paying medical jobs in Peoria, IL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Peoria, IL. 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 Peoria, IL run 8.8% below the national average (2024), so a Peoria, IL salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Peoria, IL · Employed

1Nurse Anesthetists$310,930
Master's degree
$96,600 – $313,110100
2Physicians, All Other$224,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,750 – $446,190580
3Dentists, General$168,780
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,470 – $345,680110
4Pharmacists$139,900
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,910 – $162,390340
5Veterinarians$135,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,980 – $269,70070
6Physician Assistants$133,170
Master's degree
$106,730 – $156,690110
7Nurse Practitioners$128,920
Master's degree
$99,590 – $157,670320
8Physical Therapists$98,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,400 – $135,420300
9Occupational Therapists$96,920
Master's degree
$65,930 – $127,190190
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$92,090
Associate's degree
$77,810 – $113,460170
11Speech-Language Pathologists$82,060
Master's degree
$57,320 – $103,940210
12Registered Nurses$81,010
Bachelor's degree
$68,980 – $100,3305,460
13Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$79,090
Associate's degree
$62,890 – $97,780120
14Dental Hygienists$77,870
Associate's degree
$65,530 – $95,820270
15Respiratory Therapists$77,660
Associate's degree
$64,370 – $91,480210
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,490
Associate's degree
$57,720 – $94,630310
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$72,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,040 – $78,870630
18Chiropractors$70,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$31,720 – $139,40080
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$66,560
Bachelor's degree
$46,780 – $94,450300
20Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,400
Bachelor's degree
$56,270 – $80,700100
21Surgical Technologists$59,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,860 – $74,520180
22Medical Records Specialists$49,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,810 – $74,750230
23Paramedics$49,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,480 – $67,310210
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,140 – $84,030140
25Pharmacy Technicians$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600 – $56,840590
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,140
Associate's degree
$37,820 – $51,890110
27Psychiatric Technicians$40,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,170 – $53,040160
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,200 – $61,850100
29Emergency Medical Technicians$37,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,790 – $46,160450
30Opticians, Dispensing$37,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $58,130150

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

#	Occupation	MedianPeoria, IL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$310,930	$96,600 – $313,110	100
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$224,690	$65,750 – $446,190	580
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,780	$75,470 – $345,680	110
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,900	$109,910 – $162,390	340
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$135,860	$61,980 – $269,700	70
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,170	$106,730 – $156,690	110
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,920	$99,590 – $157,670	320
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,860	$78,400 – $135,420	300
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$96,920	$65,930 – $127,190	190
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$92,090	$77,810 – $113,460	170
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,060	$57,320 – $103,940	210
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,010	$68,980 – $100,330	5,460
13	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$79,090	$62,890 – $97,780	120
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$77,870	$65,530 – $95,820	270
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,660	$64,370 – $91,480	210
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,490	$57,720 – $94,630	310
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,270	$58,040 – $78,870	630
18	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$70,460	$31,720 – $139,400	80
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$66,560	$46,780 – $94,450	300
20	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$62,400	$56,270 – $80,700	100
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,470	$45,860 – $74,520	180
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,860	$37,810 – $74,750	230
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,440	$40,480 – $67,310	210
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,340	$38,140 – $84,030	140
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$35,600 – $56,840	590
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,140	$37,820 – $51,890	110
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,740	$35,170 – $53,040	160
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,130	$36,200 – $61,850	100
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,870	$32,790 – $46,160	450
30	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,040	$36,610 – $58,130	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Peoria, IL. 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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