High paying medical jobs in State College, PA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in State College, 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 State College, PA run 3.2% below the national average (2024), so a State College, PA salary is worth about 1.03× 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, State College, PA · Employed

1Dentists, General$168,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,130 – $338,06060
2Pharmacists$135,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,370 – $166,090110
3Veterinarians$131,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,470 – $258,32060
4Physician Assistants$128,480
Master's degree
$100,210 – $153,17080
5Nurse Practitioners$124,470
Master's degree
$98,840 – $151,000110
6Physical Therapists$98,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,200 – $130,280130
7Speech-Language Pathologists$96,460
Master's degree
$61,530 – $118,67040
8Occupational Therapists$94,940
Master's degree
$77,790 – $126,76050
9Registered Nurses$81,480
Bachelor's degree
$66,810 – $100,3801,310
10Dental Hygienists$78,530
Associate's degree
$65,870 – $93,470130
11Respiratory Therapists$73,690
Associate's degree
$61,400 – $79,09060
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,450
Associate's degree
$50,500 – $78,32060
13Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,040
Bachelor's degree
$32,880 – $81,33040
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,860 – $69,530440
15Medical Records Specialists$47,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,530 – $76,18050
16Opticians, Dispensing$46,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130 – $56,77040
17Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,940
Associate's degree
$32,610 – $55,950120
18Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$44,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,700 – $77,480100
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$43,980
Bachelor's degree
$36,310 – $77,260120
20Emergency Medical Technicians$37,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,340 – $46,670110
21Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,620 – $46,33060
22Pharmacy Technicians$37,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $47,650160

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

#	Occupation	MedianState College, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,340	$104,130 – $338,060	60
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,010	$107,370 – $166,090	110
3	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,500	$75,470 – $258,320	60
4	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,480	$100,210 – $153,170	80
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,470	$98,840 – $151,000	110
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,970	$78,200 – $130,280	130
7	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,460	$61,530 – $118,670	40
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,940	$77,790 – $126,760	50
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,480	$66,810 – $100,380	1,310
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$78,530	$65,870 – $93,470	130
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,690	$61,400 – $79,090	60
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,450	$50,500 – $78,320	60
13	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$62,040	$32,880 – $81,330	40
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,960	$49,860 – $69,530	440
15	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,680	$36,530 – $76,180	50
16	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,150	$35,130 – $56,770	40
17	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,940	$32,610 – $55,950	120
18	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,530	$37,700 – $77,480	100
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$43,980	$36,310 – $77,260	120
20	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,800	$30,340 – $46,670	110
21	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,690	$29,620 – $46,330	60
22	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,400	$34,050 – $47,650	160

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in State College, 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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