High paying medical jobs in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA run 15.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA salary is worth about 0.86× 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,220 – $534,1102,170
2Physicians, All Other$294,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,720 – $425,0703,530
3Nurse Practitioners$219,080
Master's degree
$153,280 – $273,9603,110
4Veterinarians$208,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,130 – $295,4201,350
5Pediatricians, General$207,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$102,600 – $447,610810
6Dentists, General$202,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,750 – $322,9302,090
7Registered Nurses$186,610
Bachelor's degree
$119,290 – $223,77041,750
8Physician Assistants$184,380
Master's degree
$106,150 – $237,9801,830
9Pharmacists$177,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$135,580 – $229,2203,670
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$160,270
Associate's degree
$94,600 – $204,1401,300
11Dental Hygienists$146,760
Associate's degree
$109,460 – $156,5803,780
12Optometrists$142,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,780 – $221,3501,180
13Physical Therapists$141,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,860 – $188,0703,140
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$141,780
Associate's degree
$89,980 – $176,8002,850
15Occupational Therapists$136,770
Master's degree
$96,250 – $171,4601,560
16Speech-Language Pathologists$130,850
Master's degree
$97,980 – $163,6101,760
17Respiratory Therapists$130,220
Associate's degree
$95,450 – $158,1002,010
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$117,380
Bachelor's degree
$68,040 – $144,8601,210
19Surgical Technologists$99,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,570 – $123,5301,440
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$94,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,900 – $109,1208,800
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$84,130
Bachelor's degree
$55,570 – $133,6605,210
22Paramedics$83,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,450 – $127,990780
23Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$80,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,990 – $144,910800
24Medical Records Specialists$74,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,520 – $107,4701,880
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$71,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,980 – $109,6603,070
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$71,090
Associate's degree
$54,080 – $79,9301,220
27Pharmacy Technicians$60,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $94,3104,040
28Opticians, Dispensing$58,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $94,410940
29Psychiatric Technicians$54,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,340 – $97,5701,020
30Emergency Medical Technicians$51,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,120 – $87,6903,580

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$304,560	$98,220 – $534,110	2,170
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$294,360	$91,720 – $425,070	3,530
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$219,080	$153,280 – $273,960	3,110
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$208,080	$89,130 – $295,420	1,350
5	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$207,450	$102,600 – $447,610	810
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$202,060	$119,750 – $322,930	2,090
7	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$186,610	$119,290 – $223,770	41,750
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$184,380	$106,150 – $237,980	1,830
9	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$177,410	$135,580 – $229,220	3,670
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$160,270	$94,600 – $204,140	1,300
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$146,760	$109,460 – $156,580	3,780
12	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,580	$107,780 – $221,350	1,180
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,980	$103,860 – $188,070	3,140
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$141,780	$89,980 – $176,800	2,850
15	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$136,770	$96,250 – $171,460	1,560
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$130,850	$97,980 – $163,610	1,760
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$130,220	$95,450 – $158,100	2,010
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$117,380	$68,040 – $144,860	1,210
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$99,390	$62,570 – $123,530	1,440
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$94,310	$75,900 – $109,120	8,800
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$84,130	$55,570 – $133,660	5,210
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,090	$63,450 – $127,990	780
23	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,450	$51,990 – $144,910	800
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,400	$49,520 – $107,470	1,880
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,360	$53,980 – $109,660	3,070
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,090	$54,080 – $79,930	1,220
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,550	$46,790 – $94,310	4,040
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,360	$37,580 – $94,410	940
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,640	$44,340 – $97,570	1,020
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,480	$46,120 – $87,690	3,580

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