High paying medical jobs in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA run 8.6% above the national average (2024), so a San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA · Employed

1Psychiatrists$322,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$155,170 – $433,62060
2Physicians, All Other$290,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,590 – $426,27080
3Pharmacists$172,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$132,870 – $202,810240
4Dentists, General$170,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,990 – $323,130100
5Nurse Practitioners$162,950
Master's degree
$132,740 – $210,610140
6Physician Assistants$162,790
Master's degree
$126,750 – $192,770100
7Veterinarians$151,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,650 – $235,240110
8Registered Nurses$138,820
Bachelor's degree
$100,560 – $199,5402,180
9Dental Hygienists$125,670
Associate's degree
$106,190 – $147,480220
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$125,090
Associate's degree
$64,500 – $152,49040
11Speech-Language Pathologists$115,560
Master's degree
$61,080 – $142,790100
12Respiratory Therapists$112,430
Associate's degree
$78,190 – $131,01090
13Occupational Therapists$110,170
Master's degree
$80,070 – $150,120100
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$103,670
Associate's degree
$63,340 – $134,02080
15Physical Therapists$101,860
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,720 – $150,680190
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$97,350
Bachelor's degree
$74,980 – $122,83070
17Chiropractors$83,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$50,150 – $130,47040
18Surgical Technologists$80,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,210 – $107,330100
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,690 – $107,280440
20Paramedics$73,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,350 – $112,90040
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,040
Bachelor's degree
$48,460 – $136,31070
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,930 – $83,00090
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$58,690
Associate's degree
$48,480 – $62,570120
24Pharmacy Technicians$56,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,350 – $78,760320
25Opticians, Dispensing$55,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,240 – $78,83040
26Medical Records Specialists$53,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,880 – $85,66070
27Emergency Medical Technicians$45,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,420 – $51,930120

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$322,750	$155,170 – $433,620	60
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$290,330	$94,590 – $426,270	80
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$172,860	$132,870 – $202,810	240
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$170,630	$95,990 – $323,130	100
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$162,950	$132,740 – $210,610	140
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$162,790	$126,750 – $192,770	100
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$151,990	$63,650 – $235,240	110
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$138,820	$100,560 – $199,540	2,180
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$125,670	$106,190 – $147,480	220
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$125,090	$64,500 – $152,490	40
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$115,560	$61,080 – $142,790	100
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$112,430	$78,190 – $131,010	90
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$110,170	$80,070 – $150,120	100
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$103,670	$63,340 – $134,020	80
15	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,860	$77,720 – $150,680	190
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$97,350	$74,980 – $122,830	70
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$83,440	$50,150 – $130,470	40
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,730	$45,210 – $107,330	100
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,940	$65,690 – $107,280	440
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,930	$56,350 – $112,900	40
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,040	$48,460 – $136,310	70
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,580	$45,930 – $83,000	90
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,690	$48,480 – $62,570	120
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,530	$43,350 – $78,760	320
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,380	$44,240 – $78,830	40
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,870	$39,880 – $85,660	70
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,190	$37,420 – $51,930	120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, 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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