High paying medical jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA salary is worth about 1.00× 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

Find medical jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

OccupationMedian, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$293,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$115,970 – $373,500660
2Nurse Anesthetists$257,650
Master's degree
$218,640 – $355,380130
3Dentists, General$205,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,550 – $381,570280
4Pharmacists$155,560
Doctoral or professional degree
$115,850 – $177,410710
5Veterinarians$151,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,580 – $211,450160
6Physician Assistants$147,570
Master's degree
$114,400 – $195,700350
7Nurse Practitioners$141,990
Master's degree
$109,040 – $183,040530
8Dental Hygienists$116,690
Associate's degree
$104,690 – $123,790500
9Registered Nurses$111,750
Bachelor's degree
$82,560 – $148,1306,850
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$108,560
Associate's degree
$79,450 – $130,820120
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$105,230
Associate's degree
$66,490 – $126,930260
12Speech-Language Pathologists$100,500
Master's degree
$72,850 – $122,060370
13Physical Therapists$99,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,120 – $127,050580
14Occupational Therapists$99,280
Master's degree
$81,480 – $124,800320
15Chiropractors$92,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,530 – $133,14080
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,050
Associate's degree
$60,570 – $120,000520
17Paramedics$79,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,300 – $117,480170
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,810 – $96,140670
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,330
Bachelor's degree
$60,430 – $92,750130
20Surgical Technologists$72,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,220 – $90,620260
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$71,020
Associate's degree
$48,910 – $123,390150
22Psychiatric Technicians$62,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,060 – $76,730200
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,580 – $94,080260
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$58,490
Bachelor's degree
$39,340 – $97,770820
25Pharmacy Technicians$57,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540 – $72,130740
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$57,100
Associate's degree
$37,380 – $62,270170
27Medical Records Specialists$56,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,490 – $82,050420
28Opticians, Dispensing$47,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,170 – $76,190180
29Emergency Medical Technicians$47,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,410 – $63,640300
30Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,460 – $68,100110

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpokane-Spokane Valley, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$293,200	$115,970 – $373,500	660
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$257,650	$218,640 – $355,380	130
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$205,790	$122,550 – $381,570	280
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$155,560	$115,850 – $177,410	710
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$151,820	$91,580 – $211,450	160
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$147,570	$114,400 – $195,700	350
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$141,990	$109,040 – $183,040	530
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$116,690	$104,690 – $123,790	500
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$111,750	$82,560 – $148,130	6,850
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$108,560	$79,450 – $130,820	120
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$105,230	$66,490 – $126,930	260
12	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,500	$72,850 – $122,060	370
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,690	$80,120 – $127,050	580
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,280	$81,480 – $124,800	320
15	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$92,940	$60,530 – $133,140	80
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,050	$60,570 – $120,000	520
17	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,400	$62,300 – $117,480	170
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,950	$61,810 – $96,140	670
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,330	$60,430 – $92,750	130
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,030	$49,220 – $90,620	260
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,020	$48,910 – $123,390	150
22	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,400	$41,060 – $76,730	200
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,830	$45,580 – $94,080	260
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$58,490	$39,340 – $97,770	820
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,830	$45,540 – $72,130	740
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,100	$37,380 – $62,270	170
27	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,750	$40,490 – $82,050	420
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,650	$38,170 – $76,190	180
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,560	$38,410 – $63,640	300
30	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,050	$37,460 – $68,100	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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.

More for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Other metro areas in WA

By field in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA to rank honestly.

High paying medical jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

More for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Other metro areas in WA

By field in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Without a degree

High paying medical jobs in each state