High paying medical jobs in Tucson, AZ

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Tucson, AZ. 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 Tucson, AZ run 3.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tucson, AZ 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, Tucson, AZ · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$357,070
Doctoral or professional degree
$139,580 – $424,280900
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$264,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,110 – $351,790320
3Family Medicine Physicians$227,940
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,920 – $517,730290
4Dentists, General$182,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,950 – $267,980330
5Pharmacists$147,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,760 – $175,3701,010
6Veterinarians$131,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,890 – $230,150250
7Physician Assistants$129,880
Master's degree
$99,760 – $206,680290
8Nurse Practitioners$129,340
Master's degree
$104,060 – $173,270820
9Physical Therapists$102,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,410 – $136,580660
10Occupational Therapists$100,920
Master's degree
$80,550 – $125,060310
11Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$96,910
Associate's degree
$77,000 – $117,060230
12Dental Hygienists$96,740
Associate's degree
$85,980 – $102,760490
13Speech-Language Pathologists$95,450
Master's degree
$68,910 – $118,670420
14Registered Nurses$94,110
Bachelor's degree
$65,880 – $128,54010,120
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,290
Associate's degree
$62,340 – $117,540520
16Respiratory Therapists$78,320
Associate's degree
$60,440 – $93,390540
17Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$76,190
Associate's degree
$39,010 – $168,320260
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,890 – $87,8601,150
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$64,620
Bachelor's degree
$45,150 – $90,400240
20Surgical Technologists$64,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,510 – $80,880340
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,720
Bachelor's degree
$41,070 – $106,720440
22Paramedics$61,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,390 – $78,260380
23Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$51,010
Associate's degree
$42,400 – $93,850130
24Medical Records Specialists$49,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,750 – $69,740530
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,290 – $93,980510
26Pharmacy Technicians$47,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,680 – $63,2501,630
27Opticians, Dispensing$46,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,000 – $75,300170
28Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$44,260
Associate's degree
$37,040 – $55,210470
29Psychiatric Technicians$41,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,270 – $51,650810
30Emergency Medical Technicians$38,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,660 – $50,200360

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

#	Occupation	MedianTucson, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$357,070	$139,580 – $424,280	900
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$264,320	$64,110 – $351,790	320
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$227,940	$100,920 – $517,730	290
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$182,200	$86,950 – $267,980	330
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$147,420	$72,760 – $175,370	1,010
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,540	$76,890 – $230,150	250
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,880	$99,760 – $206,680	290
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,340	$104,060 – $173,270	820
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,420	$80,410 – $136,580	660
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$100,920	$80,550 – $125,060	310
11	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$96,910	$77,000 – $117,060	230
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$96,740	$85,980 – $102,760	490
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$95,450	$68,910 – $118,670	420
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$94,110	$65,880 – $128,540	10,120
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,290	$62,340 – $117,540	520
16	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,320	$60,440 – $93,390	540
17	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,190	$39,010 – $168,320	260
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,940	$59,890 – $87,860	1,150
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$64,620	$45,150 – $90,400	240
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,510	$47,510 – $80,880	340
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,720	$41,070 – $106,720	440
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,410	$47,390 – $78,260	380
23	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$51,010	$42,400 – $93,850	130
24	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,300	$35,750 – $69,740	530
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,920	$37,290 – $93,980	510
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,310	$37,680 – $63,250	1,630
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,930	$38,000 – $75,300	170
28	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$44,260	$37,040 – $55,210	470
29	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,140	$34,270 – $51,650	810
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,820	$31,660 – $50,200	360

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