High paying medical jobs in Vermont

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Vermont. 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 Vermont run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Vermont salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Vermont.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Vermont · Employed

1Surgeons, All Other$438,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$175,810 – $497,590160
2Emergency Medicine Physicians$430,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,670 – $451,230130
3Physicians, All Other$343,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$174,990 – $517,900440
4Family Medicine Physicians$239,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$165,990 – $331,580240
5General Internal Medicine Physicians$228,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$181,710 – $452,190180
6Pediatricians, General$215,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$86,790 – $373,000130
7Dentists, General$204,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,490 – $326,360240
8Physician Assistants$150,490
Master's degree
$112,460 – $186,960410
9Pharmacists$136,270
Doctoral or professional degree
$117,860 – $164,370530
10Nurse Practitioners$134,740
Master's degree
$108,510 – $167,610700
11Veterinarians$131,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,290 – $213,060280
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$104,100
Associate's degree
$80,190 – $134,080140
13Physical Therapists$97,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,040 – $115,860760
14Dental Hygienists$97,470
Associate's degree
$81,010 – $110,010560
15Registered Nurses$97,460
Bachelor's degree
$77,670 – $126,1007,410
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$94,540
Associate's degree
$66,960 – $125,230470
17Occupational Therapists$93,340
Master's degree
$69,120 – $118,110320
18Respiratory Therapists$83,820
Associate's degree
$50,310 – $99,940210
19Speech-Language Pathologists$82,090
Master's degree
$64,320 – $103,380430
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$78,680
Bachelor's degree
$56,460 – $101,120460
21Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,450
Bachelor's degree
$61,960 – $102,500160
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$69,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,230 – $84,7101,130
23Athletic Trainers$62,910
Master's degree
$55,020 – $77,400140
24Surgical Technologists$60,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,510 – $88,460140
25Paramedics$60,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,140 – $76,150190
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,340 – $86,190430
27Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$59,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,140 – $96,520130
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,890 – $67,210150
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,490
Associate's degree
$48,050 – $58,430390
30Pharmacy Technicians$47,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,610 – $65,060760
31Psychiatric Technicians$47,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,630 – $58,360600
32Emergency Medical Technicians$45,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,770 – $57,700790

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

#	Occupation	MedianVermont	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$438,530	$175,810 – $497,590	160
2	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$430,820	$110,670 – $451,230	130
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$343,050	$174,990 – $517,900	440
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$239,340	$165,990 – $331,580	240
5	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$228,670	$181,710 – $452,190	180
6	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$215,350	$86,790 – $373,000	130
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$204,960	$112,490 – $326,360	240
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$150,490	$112,460 – $186,960	410
9	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,270	$117,860 – $164,370	530
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$134,740	$108,510 – $167,610	700
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,820	$91,290 – $213,060	280
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$104,100	$80,190 – $134,080	140
13	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,970	$75,040 – $115,860	760
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,470	$81,010 – $110,010	560
15	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$97,460	$77,670 – $126,100	7,410
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,540	$66,960 – $125,230	470
17	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,340	$69,120 – $118,110	320
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$83,820	$50,310 – $99,940	210
19	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,090	$64,320 – $103,380	430
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$78,680	$56,460 – $101,120	460
21	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$77,450	$61,960 – $102,500	160
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,930	$50,230 – $84,710	1,130
23	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$62,910	$55,020 – $77,400	140
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,660	$49,510 – $88,460	140
25	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,360	$47,140 – $76,150	190
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,470	$40,340 – $86,190	430
27	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,300	$49,140 – $96,520	130
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,090	$40,890 – $67,210	150
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,490	$48,050 – $58,430	390
30	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,940	$37,610 – $65,060	760
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,560	$40,630 – $58,360	600
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,600	$36,770 – $57,700	790

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