High paying medical jobs in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA run 1.8% above the national average (2024), so a Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 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, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Employed

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$476,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,920 – $566,150300
2Family Medicine Physicians$438,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$203,870 – $467,160310
3General Internal Medicine Physicians$379,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$69,590 – $427,770330
4Psychiatrists$287,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$145,780 – $480,690290
5Physicians, All Other$234,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,860 – $351,5801,290
6Pediatricians, General$218,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,580 – $302,640280
7Dentists, General$172,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,460 – $326,350580
8Physician Assistants$139,930
Master's degree
$96,870 – $187,080950
9Optometrists$139,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,210 – $215,640310
10Nurse Practitioners$135,520
Master's degree
$106,020 – $174,6501,540
11Pharmacists$130,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,620 – $159,2801,880
12Veterinarians$129,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,960 – $199,240520
13Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$104,000
Associate's degree
$47,210 – $123,290330
14Physical Therapists$100,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,470 – $129,2201,440
15Registered Nurses$99,880
Bachelor's degree
$77,410 – $135,24015,180
16Speech-Language Pathologists$99,720
Master's degree
$68,600 – $127,7101,090
17Occupational Therapists$98,000
Master's degree
$72,080 – $126,4401,130
18Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$93,940
Associate's degree
$84,260 – $129,690510
19Dental Hygienists$89,310
Associate's degree
$83,140 – $104,2801,250
20Respiratory Therapists$86,660
Associate's degree
$73,240 – $107,000420
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$85,740
Associate's degree
$66,440 – $121,520970
22Chiropractors$81,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,130 – $164,380250
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,010 – $90,5302,540
24Surgical Technologists$77,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,540 – $96,710380
25Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$76,960
Bachelor's degree
$42,670 – $101,8701,410
26Dietitians and Nutritionists$72,230
Bachelor's degree
$52,980 – $100,820550
27Paramedics$66,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,330 – $81,490380
28Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,300 – $127,300260
29Medical Records Specialists$62,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,060 – $84,540860
30Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$56,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,720 – $101,020710
31Opticians, Dispensing$48,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $77,130450
32Psychiatric Technicians$47,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,930 – $62,4901,420
33Emergency Medical Technicians$47,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,110 – $60,940710
34Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,080 – $60,280510
35Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,160
Associate's degree
$37,550 – $63,590730
36Pharmacy Technicians$43,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $58,0902,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$476,890	$73,920 – $566,150	300
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$438,290	$203,870 – $467,160	310
3	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$379,490	$69,590 – $427,770	330
4	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$287,610	$145,780 – $480,690	290
5	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$234,000	$80,860 – $351,580	1,290
6	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$218,080	$124,580 – $302,640	280
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$172,310	$95,460 – $326,350	580
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$139,930	$96,870 – $187,080	950
9	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,910	$77,210 – $215,640	310
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$135,520	$106,020 – $174,650	1,540
11	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,840	$86,620 – $159,280	1,880
12	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$129,390	$102,960 – $199,240	520
13	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$104,000	$47,210 – $123,290	330
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,290	$80,470 – $129,220	1,440
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$99,880	$77,410 – $135,240	15,180
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,720	$68,600 – $127,710	1,090
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,000	$72,080 – $126,440	1,130
18	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$93,940	$84,260 – $129,690	510
19	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$89,310	$83,140 – $104,280	1,250
20	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$86,660	$73,240 – $107,000	420
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$85,740	$66,440 – $121,520	970
22	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$81,190	$65,130 – $164,380	250
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,990	$63,010 – $90,530	2,540
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,270	$54,540 – $96,710	380
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$76,960	$42,670 – $101,870	1,410
26	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$72,230	$52,980 – $100,820	550
27	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,370	$51,330 – $81,490	380
28	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,060	$41,300 – $127,300	260
29	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,030	$43,060 – $84,540	860
30	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,350	$44,720 – $101,020	710
31	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,940	$38,480 – $77,130	450
32	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,980	$40,930 – $62,490	1,420
33	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,310	$39,110 – $60,940	710
34	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,500	$38,080 – $60,280	510
35	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,160	$37,550 – $63,590	730
36	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,800	$37,790 – $58,090	2,240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA. 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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