High paying medical jobs in Rochester, MN

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rochester, MN. 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 Rochester, MN run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Rochester, MN salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Rochester, MN · Employed

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$462,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,350 – $504,070140
2Obstetricians and Gynecologists$393,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,780 – $515,470100
3Family Medicine Physicians$356,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,200 – $391,150110
4Psychiatrists$341,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,200 – $393,150130
5Dentists, General$211,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$143,840 – $373,990110
6Pharmacists$164,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$130,710 – $177,870440
7Physician Assistants$137,340
Master's degree
$131,480 – $175,500480
8Veterinarians$130,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,670 – $209,12070
9Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Master's degree
$84,040 – $163,0401,190
10Dental Hygienists$103,440
Associate's degree
$82,570 – $115,740180
11Registered Nurses$101,660
Bachelor's degree
$81,960 – $127,5406,390
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$100,900
Associate's degree
$84,280 – $116,01050
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,770
Associate's degree
$81,890 – $120,220240
14Physical Therapists$100,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,070 – $127,820410
15Respiratory Therapists$98,700
Associate's degree
$82,190 – $114,580160
16Occupational Therapists$85,000
Master's degree
$81,890 – $109,130300
17Speech-Language Pathologists$83,140
Master's degree
$65,310 – $99,790160
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$80,330
Associate's degree
$77,720 – $106,100720
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$80,330
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $96,400120
20Surgical Technologists$78,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,080 – $95,310170
21Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$77,570
Associate's degree
$62,390 – $101,100130
22Surgical Assistants$76,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,060 – $93,15040
23Chiropractors$75,030
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,760 – $106,95050
24Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,170 – $74,320570
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,890 – $102,010360
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$55,750
Associate's degree
$41,490 – $74,240140
27Pharmacy Technicians$50,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,870 – $71,400430
28Emergency Medical Technicians$50,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,660 – $56,360250
29Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$48,970
Associate's degree
$48,970 – $79,460400
30Opticians, Dispensing$47,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470 – $74,80080
31Psychiatric Technicians$38,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,150 – $57,040180

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

#	Occupation	MedianRochester, MN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$462,850	$75,350 – $504,070	140
2	Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$393,340	$80,780 – $515,470	100
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$356,770	$75,200 – $391,150	110
4	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$341,540	$78,200 – $393,150	130
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$211,190	$143,840 – $373,990	110
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$164,250	$130,710 – $177,870	440
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$137,340	$131,480 – $175,500	480
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,000	$82,670 – $209,120	70
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,270	$84,040 – $163,040	1,190
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$103,440	$82,570 – $115,740	180
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$101,660	$81,960 – $127,540	6,390
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$100,900	$84,280 – $116,010	50
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,770	$81,890 – $120,220	240
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,140	$80,070 – $127,820	410
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$98,700	$82,190 – $114,580	160
16	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$85,000	$81,890 – $109,130	300
17	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$83,140	$65,310 – $99,790	160
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,330	$77,720 – $106,100	720
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$80,330	$64,150 – $96,400	120
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,070	$60,080 – $95,310	170
21	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$77,570	$62,390 – $101,100	130
22	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,880	$64,060 – $93,150	40
23	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$75,030	$51,760 – $106,950	50
24	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,750	$53,170 – $74,320	570
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,930	$47,890 – $102,010	360
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$55,750	$41,490 – $74,240	140
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,730	$43,870 – $71,400	430
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,070	$36,660 – $56,360	250
29	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,970	$48,970 – $79,460	400
30	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,460	$33,470 – $74,800	80
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,150	$38,150 – $57,040	180

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