High paying medical jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$232,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,760 – $598,910640
2Dentists, General$195,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,110 – $334,250170
3Optometrists$133,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$93,010 – $174,09080
4Pharmacists$130,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$108,010 – $153,290570
5Veterinarians$126,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,780 – $215,970100
6Nurse Practitioners$126,820
Master's degree
$85,990 – $152,910430
7Physician Assistants$126,230
Master's degree
$103,940 – $154,110310
8Physical Therapists$99,520
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,050 – $124,910500
9Occupational Therapists$93,750
Master's degree
$65,510 – $130,980330
10Speech-Language Pathologists$93,370
Master's degree
$60,090 – $133,910300
11Registered Nurses$82,650
Bachelor's degree
$63,620 – $103,1805,400
12Respiratory Therapists$78,380
Associate's degree
$59,950 – $92,160230
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$77,680
Associate's degree
$60,420 – $94,740120
14Dental Hygienists$70,730
Associate's degree
$36,690 – $78,710400
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$68,740
Associate's degree
$59,620 – $91,190360
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,200
Bachelor's degree
$43,370 – $84,100190
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,820 – $74,3402,270
18Paramedics$57,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,140 – $71,960210
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,680
Bachelor's degree
$37,190 – $82,210550
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,970 – $71,930450
21Psychiatric Technicians$45,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,780 – $54,000980
22Opticians, Dispensing$44,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,760 – $56,420120
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,620
Associate's degree
$36,640 – $57,040180
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,830 – $48,050150
25Medical Records Specialists$43,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,990 – $64,540280
26Emergency Medical Technicians$37,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,180 – $47,420480
27Pharmacy Technicians$36,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,490 – $46,400940
28Dietetic Technicians$31,650
Associate's degree
$28,550 – $40,62090

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

#	Occupation	MedianScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$232,880	$62,760 – $598,910	640
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$195,480	$59,110 – $334,250	170
3	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,010	$93,010 – $174,090	80
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$130,950	$108,010 – $153,290	570
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$126,960	$72,780 – $215,970	100
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,820	$85,990 – $152,910	430
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$126,230	$103,940 – $154,110	310
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,520	$76,050 – $124,910	500
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,750	$65,510 – $130,980	330
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,370	$60,090 – $133,910	300
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,650	$63,620 – $103,180	5,400
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,380	$59,950 – $92,160	230
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$77,680	$60,420 – $94,740	120
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$70,730	$36,690 – $78,710	400
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,740	$59,620 – $91,190	360
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,200	$43,370 – $84,100	190
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,740	$53,820 – $74,340	2,270
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,720	$47,140 – $71,960	210
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,680	$37,190 – $82,210	550
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,520	$38,970 – $71,930	450
21	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,360	$36,780 – $54,000	980
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,860	$35,760 – $56,420	120
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,620	$36,640 – $57,040	180
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,180	$35,830 – $48,050	150
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,060	$36,990 – $64,540	280
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,940	$34,180 – $47,420	480
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,280	$31,490 – $46,400	940
28	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$31,650	$28,550 – $40,620	90

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. 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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