High paying medical jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA salary is worth about 0.95× 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-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$333,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,020 – $408,6602,940
2Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$190,510 – $318,170700
3Pediatricians, General$212,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$126,610 – $312,530480
4Dentists, General$209,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$140,300 – $373,870990
5Pharmacists$168,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,100 – $196,5002,070
6Physician Assistants$163,810
Master's degree
$105,180 – $216,9601,110
7Nurse Practitioners$158,890
Master's degree
$130,270 – $200,7201,390
8Veterinarians$131,720
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,670 – $218,9001,010
9Registered Nurses$130,310
Bachelor's degree
$97,180 – $155,65024,220
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$128,420
Associate's degree
$98,230 – $136,190690
11Dental Hygienists$123,100
Associate's degree
$107,650 – $147,4702,380
12Occupational Therapists$112,100
Master's degree
$85,490 – $131,710730
13Speech-Language Pathologists$107,650
Master's degree
$81,720 – $143,7801,140
14Physical Therapists$106,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,270 – $134,6101,810
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$104,810
Associate's degree
$71,070 – $125,8501,520
16Respiratory Therapists$100,030
Associate's degree
$82,330 – $116,410760
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$85,860
Bachelor's degree
$65,830 – $106,500420
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$83,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,060 – $102,7802,250
19Chiropractors$83,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,800 – $154,070480
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$83,010
Bachelor's degree
$49,660 – $116,9901,540
21Surgical Technologists$82,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,720 – $97,100650
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$62,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,990 – $86,4001,090
23Medical Records Specialists$61,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,230 – $85,4901,340
24Pharmacy Technicians$58,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,620 – $71,3702,460
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$58,300
Associate's degree
$46,490 – $77,300760
26Emergency Medical Technicians$52,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,040 – $63,3801,040
27Opticians, Dispensing$49,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060 – $77,150600
28Psychiatric Technicians$46,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,080 – $64,780430

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

#	Occupation	MedianPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$333,860	$112,020 – $408,660	2,940
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$286,170	$190,510 – $318,170	700
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$212,660	$126,610 – $312,530	480
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$209,440	$140,300 – $373,870	990
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$168,830	$127,100 – $196,500	2,070
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$163,810	$105,180 – $216,960	1,110
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$158,890	$130,270 – $200,720	1,390
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,720	$83,670 – $218,900	1,010
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$130,310	$97,180 – $155,650	24,220
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$128,420	$98,230 – $136,190	690
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$123,100	$107,650 – $147,470	2,380
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$112,100	$85,490 – $131,710	730
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$107,650	$81,720 – $143,780	1,140
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,250	$82,270 – $134,610	1,810
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$104,810	$71,070 – $125,850	1,520
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$100,030	$82,330 – $116,410	760
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$85,860	$65,830 – $106,500	420
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,510	$65,060 – $102,780	2,250
19	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,470	$60,800 – $154,070	480
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$83,010	$49,660 – $116,990	1,540
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,430	$61,720 – $97,100	650
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,720	$47,990 – $86,400	1,090
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,890	$48,230 – $85,490	1,340
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,590	$46,620 – $71,370	2,460
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,300	$46,490 – $77,300	760
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,010	$41,040 – $63,380	1,040
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,620	$45,060 – $77,150	600
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,290	$39,080 – $64,780	430

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA. 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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