High paying medical jobs in Wausau, WI

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Wausau, WI. 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 Wausau, WI run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Wausau, WI salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Wausau, WI · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$364,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$204,170 – $514,000170
2Nurse Anesthetists$269,790
Master's degree
$214,160 – $320,63070
3Dentists, General$202,250
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,900 – $285,41070
4Pharmacists$148,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,320 – $165,980130
5Optometrists$142,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,270 – $194,02030
6Physician Assistants$129,980
Master's degree
$106,240 – $162,25090
7Nurse Practitioners$129,720
Master's degree
$104,800 – $161,520220
8Veterinarians$101,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,790 – $160,59040
9Physical Therapists$99,910
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,320 – $125,80090
10Occupational Therapists$90,030
Master's degree
$72,800 – $102,64070
11Registered Nurses$89,190
Bachelor's degree
$77,380 – $115,2101,830
12Dental Hygienists$87,470
Associate's degree
$77,670 – $99,830150
13Speech-Language Pathologists$78,030
Master's degree
$61,180 – $100,42060
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,340
Associate's degree
$62,350 – $95,220140
15Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,740
Bachelor's degree
$61,250 – $82,86030
16Surgical Technologists$69,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,480 – $86,84090
17Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$62,780
Bachelor's degree
$39,710 – $93,540150
18Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$62,110
Associate's degree
$46,720 – $102,50050
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,450 – $73,930150
20Medical Records Specialists$50,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,660 – $75,49060
21Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,850 – $75,770100
22Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,810 – $63,65060
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,890
Associate's degree
$37,800 – $58,25070
24Opticians, Dispensing$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,450 – $56,60050
25Pharmacy Technicians$41,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,110 – $60,000200
26Emergency Medical Technicians$39,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,940 – $51,11070

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

#	Occupation	MedianWausau, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$364,260	$204,170 – $514,000	170
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$269,790	$214,160 – $320,630	70
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$202,250	$118,900 – $285,410	70
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$148,740	$110,320 – $165,980	130
5	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$142,690	$99,270 – $194,020	30
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,980	$106,240 – $162,250	90
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,720	$104,800 – $161,520	220
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$101,540	$81,790 – $160,590	40
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,910	$79,320 – $125,800	90
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$90,030	$72,800 – $102,640	70
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$89,190	$77,380 – $115,210	1,830
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$87,470	$77,670 – $99,830	150
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$78,030	$61,180 – $100,420	60
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,340	$62,350 – $95,220	140
15	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,740	$61,250 – $82,860	30
16	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,430	$54,480 – $86,840	90
17	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$62,780	$39,710 – $93,540	150
18	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,110	$46,720 – $102,500	50
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,360	$49,450 – $73,930	150
20	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,680	$41,660 – $75,490	60
21	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,200	$40,850 – $75,770	100
22	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,660	$35,810 – $63,650	60
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,890	$37,800 – $58,250	70
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$36,450 – $56,600	50
25	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,710	$35,110 – $60,000	200
26	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,150	$30,940 – $51,110	70

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