High paying medical jobs in Reno, NV

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Reno, NV. 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 Reno, NV run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Reno, NV 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, Reno, NV · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$349,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$217,230 – $485,460340
2Dentists, General$165,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,400 – $269,370230
3Pharmacists$154,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$126,360 – $171,220440
4Nurse Practitioners$137,360
Master's degree
$106,290 – $167,630420
5Physician Assistants$134,550
Master's degree
$46,290 – $173,380300
6Veterinarians$125,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,010 – $171,080150
7Dental Hygienists$117,850
Associate's degree
$100,850 – $124,390390
8Occupational Therapists$109,090
Master's degree
$88,040 – $125,250170
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,980
Associate's degree
$70,680 – $133,250140
10Registered Nurses$107,520
Bachelor's degree
$80,380 – $132,5204,850
11Physical Therapists$106,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,260 – $141,320360
12Respiratory Therapists$105,140
Associate's degree
$73,420 – $108,670180
13Speech-Language Pathologists$96,020
Master's degree
$63,180 – $132,930240
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$94,740
Associate's degree
$70,120 – $121,700330
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$81,920
Bachelor's degree
$49,840 – $107,040100
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,800 – $90,970510
17Surgical Technologists$75,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,570 – $94,220180
18Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$58,160
Associate's degree
$35,310 – $66,560280
19Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$52,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,150 – $87,240180
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,070 – $72,380380
21Medical Records Specialists$50,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,440 – $78,290500
22Pharmacy Technicians$50,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $61,440720
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$49,930
Bachelor's degree
$45,390 – $112,260470
24Opticians, Dispensing$47,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,500 – $86,090160
25Psychiatric Technicians$46,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,390 – $56,250380
26Emergency Medical Technicians$43,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,610 – $57,670310
27Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$39,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,180 – $50,690100

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

#	Occupation	MedianReno, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$349,200	$217,230 – $485,460	340
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$165,030	$119,400 – $269,370	230
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$154,380	$126,360 – $171,220	440
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$137,360	$106,290 – $167,630	420
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$134,550	$46,290 – $173,380	300
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$125,530	$100,010 – $171,080	150
7	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$117,850	$100,850 – $124,390	390
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$109,090	$88,040 – $125,250	170
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,980	$70,680 – $133,250	140
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$107,520	$80,380 – $132,520	4,850
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$106,840	$95,260 – $141,320	360
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$105,140	$73,420 – $108,670	180
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,020	$63,180 – $132,930	240
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,740	$70,120 – $121,700	330
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$81,920	$49,840 – $107,040	100
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,600	$62,800 – $90,970	510
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,830	$61,570 – $94,220	180
18	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,160	$35,310 – $66,560	280
19	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,270	$39,150 – $87,240	180
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,260	$42,070 – $72,380	380
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,650	$36,440 – $78,290	500
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,290	$37,510 – $61,440	720
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$49,930	$45,390 – $112,260	470
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,680	$34,500 – $86,090	160
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,390	$37,390 – $56,250	380
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,220	$40,610 – $57,670	310
27	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,920	$36,180 – $50,690	100

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