High paying medical jobs in Salinas, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Salinas, 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 Salinas, CA run 9.0% above the national average (2024), so a Salinas, CA salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Salinas, CA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$410,370
Doctoral or professional degree
$146,830 – $461,330320
2Physicians, All Other$384,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,210 – $396,220250
3Dentists, General$185,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,610 – $302,310170
4Physician Assistants$170,180
Master's degree
$146,500 – $453,100130
5Pharmacists$166,470
Doctoral or professional degree
$127,340 – $203,360260
6Nurse Practitioners$166,090
Master's degree
$135,360 – $213,530140
7Veterinarians$163,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,790 – $262,980120
8Registered Nurses$134,910
Bachelor's degree
$102,300 – $176,9903,180
9Optometrists$133,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,650 – $164,21060
10Physical Therapists$127,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,360 – $155,840190
11Occupational Therapists$123,180
Master's degree
$83,720 – $153,920110
12Speech-Language Pathologists$122,770
Master's degree
$85,520 – $174,590200
13Dental Hygienists$122,370
Associate's degree
$105,280 – $138,260240
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$102,330
Associate's degree
$62,910 – $129,920150
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$101,640
Bachelor's degree
$76,330 – $125,17060
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$80,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,340 – $96,370710
17Surgical Technologists$72,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,160 – $98,870120
18Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,770
Bachelor's degree
$47,490 – $125,280110
19Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$61,330
Associate's degree
$49,620 – $75,890130
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,850 – $93,010200
21Medical Records Specialists$57,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,630 – $82,170190
22Pharmacy Technicians$57,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,940 – $70,310360
23Emergency Medical Technicians$47,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,830 – $80,130130

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

#	Occupation	MedianSalinas, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$410,370	$146,830 – $461,330	320
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$384,990	$81,210 – $396,220	250
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$185,040	$104,610 – $302,310	170
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$170,180	$146,500 – $453,100	130
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$166,470	$127,340 – $203,360	260
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$166,090	$135,360 – $213,530	140
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$163,080	$64,790 – $262,980	120
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$134,910	$102,300 – $176,990	3,180
9	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,350	$107,650 – $164,210	60
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$127,120	$81,360 – $155,840	190
11	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$123,180	$83,720 – $153,920	110
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$122,770	$85,520 – $174,590	200
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$122,370	$105,280 – $138,260	240
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$102,330	$62,910 – $129,920	150
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$101,640	$76,330 – $125,170	60
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,910	$64,340 – $96,370	710
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,780	$59,160 – $98,870	120
18	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,770	$47,490 – $125,280	110
19	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,330	$49,620 – $75,890	130
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,530	$47,850 – $93,010	200
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,880	$44,630 – $82,170	190
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,180	$44,940 – $70,310	360
23	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,370	$44,830 – $80,130	130

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