High paying medical jobs in Vallejo, CA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Vallejo, 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 Vallejo, CA run 8.5% above the national average (2024), so a Vallejo, CA salary is worth about 0.92× 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, Vallejo, CA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$306,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$161,470 – $456,790100
2Registered Nurses$203,290
Bachelor's degree
$122,140 – $218,5904,120
3Physicians, All Other$194,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,360 – $422,190110
4Dentists, General$183,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,270 – $302,310140
5Nurse Practitioners$182,370
Master's degree
$133,940 – $287,130180
6Physician Assistants$179,520
Master's degree
$109,540 – $227,060150
7Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$171,170
Associate's degree
$67,360 – $205,490140
8Pharmacists$170,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,170 – $211,690350
9Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$160,380
Associate's degree
$103,130 – $175,430270
10Veterinarians$157,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,010 – $274,15070
11Optometrists$155,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$123,770 – $221,86090
12Physical Therapists$141,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$100,940 – $170,480300
13Respiratory Therapists$136,200
Associate's degree
$97,980 – $157,560190
14Occupational Therapists$135,000
Master's degree
$84,860 – $161,470100
15Dental Hygienists$128,570
Associate's degree
$108,780 – $148,430270
16Speech-Language Pathologists$124,440
Master's degree
$80,700 – $153,180130
17Recreational Therapists$115,330
Bachelor's degree
$66,130 – $115,37050
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$111,430
Bachelor's degree
$78,970 – $148,190100
19Surgical Technologists$105,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,580 – $126,210100
20Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$95,490
Associate's degree
$80,780 – $179,96050
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$86,250
Bachelor's degree
$60,490 – $97,090220
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$85,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,730 – $106,490870
23Medical Records Specialists$82,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,550 – $82,750130
24Opticians, Dispensing$78,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,760 – $86,22090
25Psychiatric Technicians$76,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,950 – $101,030260
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$68,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,210 – $94,000310
27Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$61,230
Associate's degree
$43,020 – $78,150110
28Pharmacy Technicians$58,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,230 – $86,390440
29Dietetic Technicians$38,510
Associate's degree
$34,910 – $61,24050

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

#	Occupation	MedianVallejo, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$306,500	$161,470 – $456,790	100
2	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$203,290	$122,140 – $218,590	4,120
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$194,540	$82,360 – $422,190	110
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$183,000	$67,270 – $302,310	140
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$182,370	$133,940 – $287,130	180
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$179,520	$109,540 – $227,060	150
7	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$171,170	$67,360 – $205,490	140
8	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$170,870	$129,170 – $211,690	350
9	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$160,380	$103,130 – $175,430	270
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$157,710	$70,010 – $274,150	70
11	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$155,950	$123,770 – $221,860	90
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$141,530	$100,940 – $170,480	300
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$136,200	$97,980 – $157,560	190
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$135,000	$84,860 – $161,470	100
15	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$128,570	$108,780 – $148,430	270
16	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$124,440	$80,700 – $153,180	130
17	Recreational TherapistsBachelor's degree	$115,330	$66,130 – $115,370	50
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$111,430	$78,970 – $148,190	100
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,260	$64,580 – $126,210	100
20	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$95,490	$80,780 – $179,960	50
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$86,250	$60,490 – $97,090	220
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,430	$68,730 – $106,490	870
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,230	$46,550 – $82,750	130
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,830	$47,760 – $86,220	90
25	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,120	$50,950 – $101,030	260
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,960	$52,210 – $94,000	310
27	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,230	$43,020 – $78,150	110
28	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,670	$45,230 – $86,390	440
29	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$38,510	$34,910 – $61,240	50

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