High paying medical jobs in Rochester, NY

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Rochester, NY. 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, NY run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rochester, NY salary is worth about 1.03× 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, NY · Employed

1Emergency Medicine Physicians$440,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,720 – $502,050180
2Anesthesiologists$366,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,750 – $450,980200
3Family Medicine Physicians$215,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$111,330 – $428,790190
4Physicians, All Other$214,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,400 – $497,050710
5Obstetricians and Gynecologists$210,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,030 – $375,680170
6Dentists, General$167,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,840 – $230,380430
7Pharmacists$136,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,610 – $156,7701,070
8Physician Assistants$130,430
Master's degree
$109,130 – $155,3901,230
9Nurse Practitioners$128,110
Master's degree
$105,340 – $154,6101,890
10Veterinarians$127,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,010 – $200,440200
11Pediatricians, General$124,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,690 – $214,130190
12Dental Hygienists$93,650
Associate's degree
$80,290 – $95,160940
13Registered Nurses$86,570
Bachelor's degree
$79,340 – $106,35012,340
14Physical Therapists$83,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,070 – $112,7401,140
15Respiratory Therapists$82,990
Associate's degree
$74,580 – $100,900410
16Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,070
Associate's degree
$75,530 – $102,780400
17Occupational Therapists$81,750
Master's degree
$57,940 – $109,810740
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$81,290
Bachelor's degree
$46,330 – $99,8601,140
19Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$81,180
Associate's degree
$73,930 – $98,320250
20Speech-Language Pathologists$80,220
Master's degree
$55,500 – $120,490950
21General Internal Medicine Physicians$78,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,630 – $431,200350
22Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,390
Associate's degree
$63,050 – $95,870650
23Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,010
Bachelor's degree
$63,540 – $90,710310
24Paramedics$62,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,990 – $75,980380
25Opticians, Dispensing$62,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210 – $78,680240
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,020 – $71,7803,330
27Surgical Technologists$60,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,370 – $74,520340
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$50,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,420 – $100,900410
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,810
Associate's degree
$45,530 – $59,200320
30Medical Records Specialists$49,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,810 – $70,160500
31Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,640 – $61,290300
32Emergency Medical Technicians$43,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,370 – $48,150650
33Pharmacy Technicians$40,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $50,2601,830

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

#	Occupation	MedianRochester, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$440,340	$67,720 – $502,050	180
2	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$366,040	$67,750 – $450,980	200
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$215,340	$111,330 – $428,790	190
4	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$214,550	$78,400 – $497,050	710
5	Obstetricians and GynecologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$210,250	$74,030 – $375,680	170
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$167,480	$66,840 – $230,380	430
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,310	$123,610 – $156,770	1,070
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$130,430	$109,130 – $155,390	1,230
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,110	$105,340 – $154,610	1,890
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$127,580	$93,010 – $200,440	200
11	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$124,990	$67,690 – $214,130	190
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,650	$80,290 – $95,160	940
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$86,570	$79,340 – $106,350	12,340
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,070	$66,070 – $112,740	1,140
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,990	$74,580 – $100,900	410
16	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,070	$75,530 – $102,780	400
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$81,750	$57,940 – $109,810	740
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$81,290	$46,330 – $99,860	1,140
19	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$81,180	$73,930 – $98,320	250
20	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$80,220	$55,500 – $120,490	950
21	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$78,990	$67,630 – $431,200	350
22	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,390	$63,050 – $95,870	650
23	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,010	$63,540 – $90,710	310
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,940	$53,990 – $75,980	380
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,230	$45,210 – $78,680	240
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,060	$53,020 – $71,780	3,330
27	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,780	$40,370 – $74,520	340
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,190	$37,420 – $100,900	410
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,810	$45,530 – $59,200	320
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,010	$38,810 – $70,160	500
31	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,030	$37,640 – $61,290	300
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,330	$37,370 – $48,150	650
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,940	$37,760 – $50,260	1,830

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