High paying medical jobs in Salem, OR

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Salem, OR. 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 Salem, OR run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Salem, OR salary is worth about 0.96× 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, Salem, OR · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$373,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$179,780 – $484,020330
2Family Medicine Physicians$295,170
Doctoral or professional degree
$227,060 – $340,050180
3Pediatricians, General$256,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$136,310 – $280,25060
4Dentists, General$212,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$151,040 – $349,290140
5Pharmacists$169,210
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,900 – $200,000300
6Nurse Practitioners$162,600
Master's degree
$129,780 – $196,880320
7Physician Assistants$144,190
Master's degree
$103,470 – $197,380190
8Optometrists$134,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,140 – $159,11060
9Registered Nurses$131,750
Bachelor's degree
$101,180 – $157,9704,010
10Veterinarians$130,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,940 – $189,520120
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$127,680
Associate's degree
$96,350 – $137,070110
12Dental Hygienists$119,050
Associate's degree
$106,970 – $125,660300
13Occupational Therapists$109,700
Master's degree
$87,540 – $130,360140
14Respiratory Therapists$104,360
Associate's degree
$89,160 – $122,190130
15Speech-Language Pathologists$102,360
Master's degree
$77,130 – $135,380120
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$101,580
Associate's degree
$77,280 – $123,610240
17Physical Therapists$99,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,990 – $130,320320
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$89,220
Bachelor's degree
$72,290 – $103,66090
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,420 – $95,370660
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$78,640
Bachelor's degree
$51,350 – $115,500270
21Surgical Technologists$78,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,640 – $95,730100
22Paramedics$77,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,910 – $95,900180
23Medical Records Specialists$57,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,020 – $79,450290
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$56,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,160 – $80,190160
25Pharmacy Technicians$52,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,700 – $66,880400
26Emergency Medical Technicians$50,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,060 – $62,080210
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,310
Associate's degree
$31,370 – $61,92090
28Opticians, Dispensing$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $76,85080

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

#	Occupation	MedianSalem, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$373,970	$179,780 – $484,020	330
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$295,170	$227,060 – $340,050	180
3	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$256,710	$136,310 – $280,250	60
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$212,310	$151,040 – $349,290	140
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$169,210	$129,900 – $200,000	300
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$162,600	$129,780 – $196,880	320
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$144,190	$103,470 – $197,380	190
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,590	$105,140 – $159,110	60
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$131,750	$101,180 – $157,970	4,010
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,330	$77,940 – $189,520	120
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$127,680	$96,350 – $137,070	110
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$119,050	$106,970 – $125,660	300
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$109,700	$87,540 – $130,360	140
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$104,360	$89,160 – $122,190	130
15	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$102,360	$77,130 – $135,380	120
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$101,580	$77,280 – $123,610	240
17	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,970	$79,990 – $130,320	320
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$89,220	$72,290 – $103,660	90
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,600	$65,420 – $95,370	660
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$78,640	$51,350 – $115,500	270
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,010	$67,640 – $95,730	100
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,460	$40,910 – $95,900	180
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,010	$36,020 – $79,450	290
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,950	$45,160 – $80,190	160
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,210	$40,700 – $66,880	400
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,800	$36,060 – $62,080	210
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,310	$31,370 – $61,920	90
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$39,520 – $76,850	80

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