High paying medical jobs in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA run 6.7% above the national average (2024), so a Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA salary is worth about 0.94× 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, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$180,250 – $440,330830
2Physicians, All Other$308,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,430 – $490,3501,270
3Pharmacists$172,680
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,420 – $213,8202,310
4Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Master's degree
$105,540 – $240,1001,170
5Registered Nurses$171,460
Bachelor's degree
$100,630 – $218,78023,590
6Dentists, General$170,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$121,630 – $266,300970
7Veterinarians$165,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$87,220 – $294,620830
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$163,220
Associate's degree
$102,130 – $188,300610
9Physician Assistants$161,470
Master's degree
$72,440 – $225,4001,070
10Optometrists$139,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,860 – $219,070510
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$135,880
Associate's degree
$64,480 – $172,4001,360
12Respiratory Therapists$134,430
Associate's degree
$82,910 – $149,4501,140
13Physical Therapists$131,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,240 – $159,2501,610
14Speech-Language Pathologists$126,360
Master's degree
$85,030 – $148,3001,030
15Occupational Therapists$122,780
Master's degree
$94,910 – $154,940810
16Dental Hygienists$122,540
Associate's degree
$119,720 – $127,6102,200
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$102,580
Bachelor's degree
$76,630 – $139,000550
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$83,150
Bachelor's degree
$49,310 – $127,3602,020
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$81,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,670 – $104,8804,760
20Paramedics$81,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,930 – $102,450390
21Medical Records Specialists$75,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,470 – $106,5101,340
22Surgical Technologists$65,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,760 – $119,9601,020
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$62,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,540 – $110,8501,660
24Opticians, Dispensing$62,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,100 – $80,430580
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$60,970
Associate's degree
$49,370 – $75,9301,010
26Pharmacy Technicians$58,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $83,1202,820
27Emergency Medical Technicians$49,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,010 – $84,4301,250
28Psychiatric Technicians$47,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,880 – $86,980910
29Dietetic Technicians$45,240
Associate's degree
$36,900 – $72,100390

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

#	Occupation	MedianSacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$345,310	$180,250 – $440,330	830
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$308,280	$110,430 – $490,350	1,270
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$172,680	$104,420 – $213,820	2,310
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$172,010	$105,540 – $240,100	1,170
5	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$171,460	$100,630 – $218,780	23,590
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$170,500	$121,630 – $266,300	970
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$165,260	$87,220 – $294,620	830
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$163,220	$102,130 – $188,300	610
9	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$161,470	$72,440 – $225,400	1,070
10	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$139,020	$105,860 – $219,070	510
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$135,880	$64,480 – $172,400	1,360
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$134,430	$82,910 – $149,450	1,140
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,430	$99,240 – $159,250	1,610
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$126,360	$85,030 – $148,300	1,030
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$122,780	$94,910 – $154,940	810
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$122,540	$119,720 – $127,610	2,200
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$102,580	$76,630 – $139,000	550
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$83,150	$49,310 – $127,360	2,020
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,570	$65,670 – $104,880	4,760
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,430	$54,930 – $102,450	390
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,150	$47,470 – $106,510	1,340
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,980	$45,760 – $119,960	1,020
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,570	$48,540 – $110,850	1,660
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,240	$46,100 – $80,430	580
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,970	$49,370 – $75,930	1,010
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,470	$44,480 – $83,120	2,820
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,550	$39,010 – $84,430	1,250
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,810	$40,880 – $86,980	910
29	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,240	$36,900 – $72,100	390

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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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