High paying medical jobs in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA run 11.1% above the national average (2024), so a Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA salary is worth about 0.90× 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, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Employed

1Anesthesiologists$646,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$421,780 – $646,940990
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$222,990 – $404,380850
3Physicians, All Other$330,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,890 – $433,9103,590
4Family Medicine Physicians$306,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,500 – $337,870840
5Physician Assistants$167,290
Master's degree
$130,820 – $218,9701,920
6Veterinarians$163,810
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,260 – $274,0301,330
7Pharmacists$162,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$126,410 – $209,4604,440
8Dentists, General$161,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,870 – $335,2101,920
9Dental Hygienists$133,740
Associate's degree
$127,620 – $162,8503,500
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$129,960
Associate's degree
$60,930 – $162,0301,190
11Registered Nurses$128,260
Bachelor's degree
$99,020 – $163,89039,900
12Paramedics$123,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$77,530 – $144,230750
13Occupational Therapists$109,860
Master's degree
$83,650 – $138,0502,020
14Speech-Language Pathologists$108,690
Master's degree
$85,190 – $134,9201,910
15Physical Therapists$107,290
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,790 – $144,9602,950
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$105,200
Associate's degree
$80,110 – $134,2202,130
17Respiratory Therapists$104,220
Associate's degree
$78,450 – $128,6101,130
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$87,580
Bachelor's degree
$61,220 – $116,230880
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$85,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,380 – $103,3103,470
20Surgical Technologists$79,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,260 – $104,7101,460
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$78,170
Bachelor's degree
$49,180 – $123,6604,610
22Medical Records Specialists$65,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,650 – $100,5602,830
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$63,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,940 – $117,2601,990
24Pharmacy Technicians$61,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,000 – $82,0404,630
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$61,260
Associate's degree
$49,360 – $78,0601,170
26Emergency Medical Technicians$55,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,520 – $61,1201,290
27Psychiatric Technicians$52,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,810 – $78,2801,330
28Opticians, Dispensing$48,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,090 – $78,8301,140

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

#	Occupation	MedianSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	AnesthesiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$646,930	$421,780 – $646,940	990
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$340,010	$222,990 – $404,380	850
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$330,560	$107,890 – $433,910	3,590
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$306,190	$95,500 – $337,870	840
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$167,290	$130,820 – $218,970	1,920
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$163,810	$99,260 – $274,030	1,330
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$162,870	$126,410 – $209,460	4,440
8	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$161,270	$67,870 – $335,210	1,920
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$133,740	$127,620 – $162,850	3,500
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$129,960	$60,930 – $162,030	1,190
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$128,260	$99,020 – $163,890	39,900
12	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$123,310	$77,530 – $144,230	750
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$109,860	$83,650 – $138,050	2,020
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$108,690	$85,190 – $134,920	1,910
15	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$107,290	$64,790 – $144,960	2,950
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$105,200	$80,110 – $134,220	2,130
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$104,220	$78,450 – $128,610	1,130
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$87,580	$61,220 – $116,230	880
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,690	$70,380 – $103,310	3,470
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,900	$59,260 – $104,710	1,460
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$78,170	$49,180 – $123,660	4,610
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,530	$47,650 – $100,560	2,830
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,720	$49,940 – $117,260	1,990
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,320	$48,000 – $82,040	4,630
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,260	$49,360 – $78,060	1,170
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,700	$49,520 – $61,120	1,290
27	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,490	$45,810 – $78,280	1,330
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,960	$45,090 – $78,830	1,140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. 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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