High paying medical jobs in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA run 12.9% below the national average (2024), so a Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA salary is worth about 1.15× 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, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$295,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$211,410 – $446,70090
2Family Medicine Physicians$287,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,760 – $386,990130
3Dentists, General$163,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,000 – $219,74060
4Pharmacists$138,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,960 – $165,500160
5Physician Assistants$132,880
Master's degree
$100,430 – $191,90060
6Veterinarians$130,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,910 – $164,41060
7Nurse Practitioners$126,330
Master's degree
$104,330 – $172,420260
8Occupational Therapists$98,240
Master's degree
$74,770 – $116,19080
9Physical Therapists$97,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,860 – $119,240120
10Dental Hygienists$82,500
Associate's degree
$76,770 – $93,890130
11Speech-Language Pathologists$81,050
Master's degree
$63,180 – $103,080130
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,620
Associate's degree
$70,180 – $101,97040
13Registered Nurses$76,920
Bachelor's degree
$63,100 – $97,3101,890
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,010
Bachelor's degree
$61,180 – $98,38030
15Respiratory Therapists$65,070
Associate's degree
$56,550 – $80,24070
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,370
Associate's degree
$48,800 – $81,790150
17Chiropractors$63,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$36,450 – $117,53040
18Paramedics$62,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,000 – $62,35040
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,730 – $74,530360
20Surgical Technologists$59,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,790 – $62,19040
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,800
Bachelor's degree
$38,100 – $73,620200
22Medical Records Specialists$47,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,380 – $63,02080
23Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,380 – $80,78090
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,210
Associate's degree
$36,630 – $47,59050
25Opticians, Dispensing$44,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $50,50030
26Emergency Medical Technicians$43,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,160 – $60,74060
27Pharmacy Technicians$40,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,810 – $50,450270

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

#	Occupation	MedianWaterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$295,200	$211,410 – $446,700	90
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$287,990	$75,760 – $386,990	130
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$163,600	$101,000 – $219,740	60
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,690	$103,960 – $165,500	160
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$132,880	$100,430 – $191,900	60
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,740	$77,910 – $164,410	60
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$126,330	$104,330 – $172,420	260
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,240	$74,770 – $116,190	80
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,180	$74,860 – $119,240	120
10	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,500	$76,770 – $93,890	130
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$81,050	$63,180 – $103,080	130
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,620	$70,180 – $101,970	40
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,920	$63,100 – $97,310	1,890
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,010	$61,180 – $98,380	30
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$65,070	$56,550 – $80,240	70
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,370	$48,800 – $81,790	150
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$63,280	$36,450 – $117,530	40
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,350	$48,000 – $62,350	40
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,950	$50,730 – $74,530	360
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,910	$39,790 – $62,190	40
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,800	$38,100 – $73,620	200
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,680	$38,380 – $63,020	80
23	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,570	$37,380 – $80,780	90
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,210	$36,630 – $47,590	50
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,930	$37,140 – $50,500	30
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,500	$36,160 – $60,740	60
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,950	$35,810 – $50,450	270

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. 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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