High paying medical jobs in Worcester, MA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Worcester, MA. 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 Worcester, MA run 2.5% above the national average (2024), so a Worcester, MA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Worcester, MA · Employed

1Surgeons, All Other$517,150
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,190 – $517,150150
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$369,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$152,770 – $369,930180
3Emergency Medicine Physicians$319,420
Doctoral or professional degree
$238,310 – $466,430170
4Psychiatrists$244,190
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,840 – $401,980110
5Family Medicine Physicians$229,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,990 – $436,610230
6Pediatricians, General$213,200
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,240 – $304,890200
7Dentists, General$202,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$108,850 – $452,140320
8Physician Assistants$152,860
Master's degree
$108,630 – $195,210470
9Nurse Practitioners$135,120
Master's degree
$105,340 – $204,030840
10Pharmacists$132,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,420 – $154,960760
11Veterinarians$130,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$95,280 – $211,440250
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$104,940
Associate's degree
$78,980 – $130,830180
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$104,150
Associate's degree
$97,810 – $133,050290
14Physical Therapists$103,790
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,690 – $125,550750
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$103,090
Associate's degree
$78,800 – $125,930610
16Dental Hygienists$100,460
Associate's degree
$96,520 – $105,430790
17Registered Nurses$100,240
Bachelor's degree
$79,940 – $168,87010,070
18Speech-Language Pathologists$100,130
Master's degree
$72,050 – $132,480620
19Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$98,950
Associate's degree
$46,230 – $124,190120
20Occupational Therapists$98,300
Master's degree
$63,810 – $123,780790
21Respiratory Therapists$98,120
Associate's degree
$82,420 – $119,690250
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,530 – $97,1902,030
23Surgical Technologists$77,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,750 – $97,990210
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$77,240
Bachelor's degree
$45,540 – $100,390950
25Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,320
Bachelor's degree
$58,300 – $101,410350
26Opticians, Dispensing$67,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,670 – $83,040160
27Paramedics$64,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,010 – $78,990260
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,110 – $83,190370
29Medical Records Specialists$51,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,480 – $75,570330
30Emergency Medical Technicians$50,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,930 – $57,040440
31Psychiatric Technicians$49,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,720 – $63,030960
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,610 – $73,270210
33Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,180
Associate's degree
$37,150 – $61,240520
34Pharmacy Technicians$46,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $69,9501,160

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

#	Occupation	MedianWorcester, MA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Surgeons, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$517,150	$74,190 – $517,150	150
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$369,930	$152,770 – $369,930	180
3	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$319,420	$238,310 – $466,430	170
4	PsychiatristsDoctoral or professional degree	$244,190	$74,840 – $401,980	110
5	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$229,710	$78,990 – $436,610	230
6	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$213,200	$122,240 – $304,890	200
7	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$202,110	$108,850 – $452,140	320
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$152,860	$108,630 – $195,210	470
9	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$135,120	$105,340 – $204,030	840
10	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,930	$81,420 – $154,960	760
11	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,950	$95,280 – $211,440	250
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$104,940	$78,980 – $130,830	180
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$104,150	$97,810 – $133,050	290
14	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,790	$81,690 – $125,550	750
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$103,090	$78,800 – $125,930	610
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,460	$96,520 – $105,430	790
17	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$100,240	$79,940 – $168,870	10,070
18	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$100,130	$72,050 – $132,480	620
19	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$98,950	$46,230 – $124,190	120
20	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,300	$63,810 – $123,780	790
21	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$98,120	$82,420 – $119,690	250
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,060	$63,530 – $97,190	2,030
23	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,610	$58,750 – $97,990	210
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$77,240	$45,540 – $100,390	950
25	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,320	$58,300 – $101,410	350
26	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,630	$48,670 – $83,040	160
27	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,400	$51,010 – $78,990	260
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,190	$43,110 – $83,190	370
29	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,050	$37,480 – $75,570	330
30	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,560	$38,930 – $57,040	440
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,890	$39,720 – $63,030	960
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,610	$38,610 – $73,270	210
33	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,180	$37,150 – $61,240	520
34	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,010	$37,720 – $69,950	1,160

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