High paying medical jobs in Portland-South Portland, ME

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Portland-South Portland, ME. 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 Portland-South Portland, ME run 1.9% above the national average (2024), so a Portland-South Portland, ME 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, Portland-South Portland, ME · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$442,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$211,690 – $442,790690
2Anesthesiologists$438,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$219,730 – $509,420100
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$304,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$173,520 – $480,030150
4Nurse Anesthetists$256,620
Master's degree
$177,110 – $343,560190
5Family Medicine Physicians$237,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$163,850 – $294,350370
6Dentists, General$221,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$160,420 – $388,110150
7Optometrists$161,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,170 – $214,200100
8Pharmacists$140,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,940 – $166,550620
9Physician Assistants$131,180
Master's degree
$107,680 – $160,700490
10Veterinarians$130,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,440 – $196,660280
11Nurse Practitioners$130,240
Master's degree
$107,820 – $165,090720
12Physical Therapists$102,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,750 – $122,770880
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$101,260
Associate's degree
$79,250 – $133,650180
14Chiropractors$99,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,620 – $198,500120
15Dental Hygienists$98,880
Associate's degree
$86,060 – $112,320500
16Registered Nurses$88,470
Bachelor's degree
$78,430 – $106,0406,970
17Speech-Language Pathologists$87,120
Master's degree
$55,330 – $110,410260
18Occupational Therapists$86,530
Master's degree
$63,990 – $107,650530
19Respiratory Therapists$86,440
Associate's degree
$65,210 – $107,530200
20Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,910
Associate's degree
$64,900 – $103,970350
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,430 – $83,060300
22Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$68,690
Bachelor's degree
$47,170 – $99,720500
23Paramedics$65,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,420 – $86,120110
24Surgical Technologists$65,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,330 – $99,850200
25Athletic Trainers$65,070
Master's degree
$52,290 – $83,03090
26Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,610
Bachelor's degree
$35,360 – $129,180290
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$61,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,180 – $83,420270
28Medical Records Specialists$57,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,960 – $79,320440
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$51,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,130 – $64,890150
30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$50,890
Associate's degree
$50,120 – $57,490490
31Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$50,320
Associate's degree
$43,490 – $107,82090
32Opticians, Dispensing$49,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,160 – $60,660170
33Emergency Medical Technicians$47,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,320 – $60,010350
34Psychiatric Technicians$47,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,050 – $51,740250
35Pharmacy Technicians$46,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $59,190840

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

#	Occupation	MedianPortland-South Portland, ME	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$442,790	$211,690 – $442,790	690
2	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$438,550	$219,730 – $509,420	100
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$304,390	$173,520 – $480,030	150
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$256,620	$177,110 – $343,560	190
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$237,200	$163,850 – $294,350	370
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$221,190	$160,420 – $388,110	150
7	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$161,220	$109,170 – $214,200	100
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,620	$89,940 – $166,550	620
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,180	$107,680 – $160,700	490
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,990	$101,440 – $196,660	280
11	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$130,240	$107,820 – $165,090	720
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,820	$80,750 – $122,770	880
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$101,260	$79,250 – $133,650	180
14	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,210	$59,620 – $198,500	120
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,880	$86,060 – $112,320	500
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$88,470	$78,430 – $106,040	6,970
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$87,120	$55,330 – $110,410	260
18	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$86,530	$63,990 – $107,650	530
19	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$86,440	$65,210 – $107,530	200
20	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,910	$64,900 – $103,970	350
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,950	$63,430 – $83,060	300
22	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$68,690	$47,170 – $99,720	500
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,960	$59,420 – $86,120	110
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,910	$48,330 – $99,850	200
25	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$65,070	$52,290 – $83,030	90
26	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,610	$35,360 – $129,180	290
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,490	$45,180 – $83,420	270
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,060	$43,960 – $79,320	440
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,620	$45,130 – $64,890	150
30	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,890	$50,120 – $57,490	490
31	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$50,320	$43,490 – $107,820	90
32	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,240	$42,160 – $60,660	170
33	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,780	$44,320 – $60,010	350
34	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,780	$42,050 – $51,740	250
35	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,630	$37,980 – $59,190	840

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Portland-South Portland, ME. 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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