High paying medical jobs in Redding, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Redding, CA. 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 Redding, CA run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Redding, CA salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Redding, CA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$287,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,390 – $396,38080
2Family Medicine Physicians$267,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$128,800 – $322,690120
3Dentists, General$170,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$97,270 – $256,52060
4Pharmacists$166,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,190 – $213,400160
5Nurse Practitioners$160,480
Master's degree
$116,230 – $210,520120
6Veterinarians$159,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,640 – $246,88060
7Physician Assistants$150,010
Master's degree
$111,950 – $173,75070
8Registered Nurses$134,350
Bachelor's degree
$96,990 – $168,4801,720
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$133,340
Associate's degree
$76,840 – $170,15040
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$129,960
Associate's degree
$65,850 – $168,16090
11Dental Hygienists$118,130
Associate's degree
$104,130 – $128,370130
12Occupational Therapists$110,230
Master's degree
$78,710 – $143,83070
13Physical Therapists$107,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,310 – $154,410150
14Respiratory Therapists$103,830
Associate's degree
$69,020 – $130,83090
15Speech-Language Pathologists$99,210
Master's degree
$79,980 – $131,650110
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$90,520
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $114,02050
17Surgical Technologists$89,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,440 – $102,72080
18Paramedics$88,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,190 – $102,51040
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$81,220
Bachelor's degree
$45,570 – $128,05080
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,460 – $91,900510
21Emergency Medical Technicians$60,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,020 – $79,82080
22Dietetic Technicians$59,760
Associate's degree
$35,090 – $59,76060
23Medical Records Specialists$59,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,560 – $118,030120
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$53,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,900 – $101,26080
25Pharmacy Technicians$52,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $77,310220
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$51,410
Associate's degree
$44,900 – $73,31060
27Opticians, Dispensing$46,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,540 – $77,46040

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

#	Occupation	MedianRedding, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$287,080	$82,390 – $396,380	80
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$267,600	$128,800 – $322,690	120
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$170,060	$97,270 – $256,520	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$166,800	$82,190 – $213,400	160
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$160,480	$116,230 – $210,520	120
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$159,010	$76,640 – $246,880	60
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$150,010	$111,950 – $173,750	70
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$134,350	$96,990 – $168,480	1,720
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$133,340	$76,840 – $170,150	40
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$129,960	$65,850 – $168,160	90
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$118,130	$104,130 – $128,370	130
12	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$110,230	$78,710 – $143,830	70
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,980	$75,310 – $154,410	150
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$103,830	$69,020 – $130,830	90
15	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$99,210	$79,980 – $131,650	110
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$90,520	$45,780 – $114,020	50
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$89,940	$50,440 – $102,720	80
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,740	$48,190 – $102,510	40
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$81,220	$45,570 – $128,050	80
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,140	$60,460 – $91,900	510
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,120	$35,020 – $79,820	80
22	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,760	$35,090 – $59,760	60
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,630	$38,560 – $118,030	120
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,910	$43,900 – $101,260	80
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,860	$38,920 – $77,310	220
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$51,410	$44,900 – $73,310	60
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,040	$39,540 – $77,460	40

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