High paying medical jobs in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA run 7.8% above the national average (2024), so a Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA salary is worth about 0.93× 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, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$421,490
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,940 – $455,740270
2Family Medicine Physicians$258,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,350 – $299,130140
3Registered Nurses$174,550
Bachelor's degree
$110,800 – $225,9403,720
4Physician Assistants$172,750
Master's degree
$89,380 – $223,660140
5Pharmacists$170,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$138,320 – $218,160330
6Dentists, General$169,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,720 – $258,350230
7Nurse Practitioners$167,040
Master's degree
$116,450 – $236,950280
8Optometrists$165,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,310 – $227,77080
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$161,570
Associate's degree
$103,280 – $206,22090
10Veterinarians$158,770
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,500 – $289,330210
11Physical Therapists$140,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,600 – $167,530290
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$137,530
Associate's degree
$85,830 – $174,150200
13Dental Hygienists$136,210
Associate's degree
$130,010 – $151,580310
14Occupational Therapists$128,010
Master's degree
$87,120 – $161,910130
15Speech-Language Pathologists$127,470
Master's degree
$102,840 – $162,660160
16Respiratory Therapists$123,220
Associate's degree
$93,540 – $138,750200
17Surgical Technologists$99,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,470 – $121,010120
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$99,720
Bachelor's degree
$73,770 – $132,850110
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$92,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,280 – $110,300870
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$84,200
Bachelor's degree
$52,580 – $108,420340
21Opticians, Dispensing$77,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,270 – $87,940120
22Chiropractors$74,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,000 – $200,54070
23Paramedics$74,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,460 – $95,78070
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$64,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,870 – $126,280200
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$61,940
Associate's degree
$45,770 – $74,310250
26Pharmacy Technicians$61,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,030 – $86,720370
27Medical Records Specialists$61,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,840 – $91,320170
28Psychiatric Technicians$51,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,700 – $90,04080
29Dietetic Technicians$50,630
Associate's degree
$38,650 – $63,59090
30Emergency Medical Technicians$45,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,830 – $78,060350

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

#	Occupation	MedianSanta Rosa-Petaluma, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$421,490	$82,940 – $455,740	270
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$258,500	$81,350 – $299,130	140
3	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$174,550	$110,800 – $225,940	3,720
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$172,750	$89,380 – $223,660	140
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$170,570	$138,320 – $218,160	330
6	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$169,160	$94,720 – $258,350	230
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$167,040	$116,450 – $236,950	280
8	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$165,360	$122,310 – $227,770	80
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$161,570	$103,280 – $206,220	90
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$158,770	$70,500 – $289,330	210
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$140,100	$103,600 – $167,530	290
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$137,530	$85,830 – $174,150	200
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$136,210	$130,010 – $151,580	310
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$128,010	$87,120 – $161,910	130
15	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$127,470	$102,840 – $162,660	160
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$123,220	$93,540 – $138,750	200
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$99,960	$61,470 – $121,010	120
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$99,720	$73,770 – $132,850	110
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$92,580	$74,280 – $110,300	870
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$84,200	$52,580 – $108,420	340
21	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,460	$48,270 – $87,940	120
22	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$74,930	$52,000 – $200,540	70
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,080	$61,460 – $95,780	70
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,970	$50,870 – $126,280	200
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,940	$45,770 – $74,310	250
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,800	$45,030 – $86,720	370
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,670	$45,840 – $91,320	170
28	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,370	$38,700 – $90,040	80
29	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$50,630	$38,650 – $63,590	90
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,750	$40,830 – $78,060	350

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, 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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