High paying medical jobs in Stockton-Lodi, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Stockton-Lodi, 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 Stockton-Lodi, CA run 5.1% above the national average (2024), so a Stockton-Lodi, CA salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Stockton-Lodi, CA · Employed

1Psychiatrists$331,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$149,140 – $417,150130
2Family Medicine Physicians$277,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,630 – $472,160270
3Dentists, General$168,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,670 – $340,670200
4Pharmacists$162,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,360 – $210,420530
5Physician Assistants$162,110
Master's degree
$121,650 – $204,470150
6Nurse Practitioners$159,150
Master's degree
$120,390 – $214,380280
7Veterinarians$144,020
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,960 – $268,74090
8Registered Nurses$134,580
Bachelor's degree
$101,390 – $212,7005,460
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$130,210
Associate's degree
$83,070 – $178,730140
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$128,480
Associate's degree
$77,820 – $174,390280
11Dental Hygienists$125,130
Associate's degree
$105,080 – $133,240480
12Physical Therapists$124,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,480 – $156,830350
13Occupational Therapists$122,990
Master's degree
$81,580 – $149,100230
14Speech-Language Pathologists$118,660
Master's degree
$85,540 – $147,780310
15Respiratory Therapists$102,050
Associate's degree
$80,020 – $138,180350
16Psychiatric Technicians$95,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,130 – $105,080330
17Dietitians and Nutritionists$93,010
Bachelor's degree
$65,210 – $121,320150
18Surgical Technologists$82,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,000 – $113,590170
19Physicians, All Other$80,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,680 – $380,830470
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,390 – $96,1501,430
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$74,840
Bachelor's degree
$44,600 – $94,930370
22Medical Records Specialists$62,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,210 – $96,820280
23Opticians, Dispensing$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $79,090120
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,160 – $81,060310
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$56,010
Associate's degree
$47,170 – $62,230140
26Pharmacy Technicians$52,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,150 – $79,430680
27Dietetic Technicians$49,420
Associate's degree
$35,940 – $61,060190
28Emergency Medical Technicians$43,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,690 – $70,580390

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

#	Occupation	MedianStockton-Lodi, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$331,800	$149,140 – $417,150	130
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$277,180	$72,630 – $472,160	270
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,150	$74,670 – $340,670	200
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$162,440	$99,360 – $210,420	530
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$162,110	$121,650 – $204,470	150
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$159,150	$120,390 – $214,380	280
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$144,020	$72,960 – $268,740	90
8	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$134,580	$101,390 – $212,700	5,460
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$130,210	$83,070 – $178,730	140
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$128,480	$77,820 – $174,390	280
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$125,130	$105,080 – $133,240	480
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$124,260	$91,480 – $156,830	350
13	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$122,990	$81,580 – $149,100	230
14	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$118,660	$85,540 – $147,780	310
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$102,050	$80,020 – $138,180	350
16	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$95,580	$66,130 – $105,080	330
17	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$93,010	$65,210 – $121,320	150
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,300	$52,000 – $113,590	170
19	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$80,190	$78,680 – $380,830	470
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,830	$63,390 – $96,150	1,430
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$74,840	$44,600 – $94,930	370
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,950	$45,210 – $96,820	280
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$45,260 – $79,090	120
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,800	$46,160 – $81,060	310
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$56,010	$47,170 – $62,230	140
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,160	$39,150 – $79,430	680
27	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,420	$35,940 – $61,060	190
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,450	$37,690 – $70,580	390

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Stockton-Lodi, 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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