High paying medical jobs in Syracuse, NY

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Syracuse, NY. 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 Syracuse, NY run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Syracuse, NY salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Syracuse, NY · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$286,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,640 – $396,070540
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$269,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$144,070 – $426,500200
3Dentists, General$191,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,790 – $359,080190
4Family Medicine Physicians$191,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$53,800 – $285,110100
5Emergency Medicine Physicians$181,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$141,350 – $426,070170
6Optometrists$153,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,930 – $350,060100
7Pharmacists$149,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$114,060 – $171,850740
8Physician Assistants$133,000
Master's degree
$101,200 – $170,600590
9Nurse Practitioners$132,010
Master's degree
$101,290 – $161,490910
10Veterinarians$124,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,030 – $200,610130
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$97,910
Associate's degree
$77,180 – $119,850210
12Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$97,900
Associate's degree
$57,940 – $111,260100
13Dental Hygienists$93,640
Associate's degree
$79,660 – $102,760580
14Physical Therapists$92,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,290 – $121,730700
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$87,860
Associate's degree
$66,150 – $107,600660
16Registered Nurses$86,960
Bachelor's degree
$70,350 – $108,8308,180
17Occupational Therapists$86,110
Master's degree
$64,830 – $119,980470
18Respiratory Therapists$85,860
Associate's degree
$68,330 – $102,720280
19Speech-Language Pathologists$85,120
Master's degree
$56,310 – $120,380490
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$79,250
Bachelor's degree
$47,640 – $109,950480
21Dietitians and Nutritionists$78,460
Bachelor's degree
$59,780 – $95,720160
22Opticians, Dispensing$68,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,930 – $85,070180
23Paramedics$63,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,410 – $83,620280
24Surgical Technologists$63,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,400 – $83,670310
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,090 – $73,8501,850
26Medical Records Specialists$52,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,750 – $79,180320
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$51,180
Associate's degree
$47,250 – $60,330230
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,860 – $66,390460
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,740 – $57,860280
30Emergency Medical Technicians$44,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,280 – $55,420490
31Pharmacy Technicians$41,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,530 – $58,560890

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

#	Occupation	MedianSyracuse, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$286,920	$78,640 – $396,070	540
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$269,270	$144,070 – $426,500	200
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$191,830	$82,790 – $359,080	190
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$191,510	$53,800 – $285,110	100
5	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$181,980	$141,350 – $426,070	170
6	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$153,790	$100,930 – $350,060	100
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$149,510	$114,060 – $171,850	740
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$133,000	$101,200 – $170,600	590
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,010	$101,290 – $161,490	910
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$124,400	$86,030 – $200,610	130
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$97,910	$77,180 – $119,850	210
12	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,900	$57,940 – $111,260	100
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,640	$79,660 – $102,760	580
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$92,080	$67,290 – $121,730	700
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$87,860	$66,150 – $107,600	660
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$86,960	$70,350 – $108,830	8,180
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$86,110	$64,830 – $119,980	470
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,860	$68,330 – $102,720	280
19	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,120	$56,310 – $120,380	490
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$79,250	$47,640 – $109,950	480
21	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$78,460	$59,780 – $95,720	160
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,880	$46,930 – $85,070	180
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,700	$54,410 – $83,620	280
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,270	$49,400 – $83,670	310
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,880	$50,090 – $73,850	1,850
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,450	$38,750 – $79,180	320
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$51,180	$47,250 – $60,330	230
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,020	$38,860 – $66,390	460
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,790	$37,740 – $57,860	280
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,090	$38,280 – $55,420	490
31	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,430	$34,530 – $58,560	890

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Syracuse, NY. 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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