High paying medical jobs in Yakima, WA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Yakima, WA. 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 Yakima, WA run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Yakima, WA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Yakima, WA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$293,080
Doctoral or professional degree
$180,840 – $502,310260
2Family Medicine Physicians$276,310
Doctoral or professional degree
$235,120 – $315,52040
3Dentists, General$200,130
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,130 – $362,44090
4Veterinarians$158,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$83,500 – $270,990100
5Pharmacists$146,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,050 – $167,040180
6Nurse Practitioners$138,860
Master's degree
$100,470 – $162,820200
7Physician Assistants$136,570
Master's degree
$122,150 – $167,110120
8Dental Hygienists$120,690
Associate's degree
$100,250 – $134,650160
9Occupational Therapists$111,400
Master's degree
$87,340 – $125,84040
10Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,300
Associate's degree
$84,600 – $127,20050
11Physical Therapists$105,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,110 – $131,120100
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$104,390
Associate's degree
$84,310 – $122,83040
13Speech-Language Pathologists$103,450
Master's degree
$78,790 – $124,330100
14Registered Nurses$102,950
Bachelor's degree
$80,740 – $156,8301,610
15Chiropractors$94,620
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,370 – $147,58030
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$79,130
Bachelor's degree
$65,260 – $94,07040
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$76,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,900 – $96,970220
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,600
Associate's degree
$46,220 – $118,110110
19Surgical Technologists$64,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,270 – $77,02090
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,850
Bachelor's degree
$44,140 – $103,020140
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$59,160
Associate's degree
$51,100 – $113,89040
22Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$53,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,020 – $95,850110
23Medical Records Specialists$52,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,000 – $76,210140
24Pharmacy Technicians$51,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450 – $62,360230
25Opticians, Dispensing$46,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030 – $77,46060

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

#	Occupation	MedianYakima, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$293,080	$180,840 – $502,310	260
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$276,310	$235,120 – $315,520	40
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$200,130	$83,130 – $362,440	90
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$158,180	$83,500 – $270,990	100
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$146,650	$101,050 – $167,040	180
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$138,860	$100,470 – $162,820	200
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$136,570	$122,150 – $167,110	120
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$120,690	$100,250 – $134,650	160
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$111,400	$87,340 – $125,840	40
10	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,300	$84,600 – $127,200	50
11	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$105,950	$79,110 – $131,120	100
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$104,390	$84,310 – $122,830	40
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,450	$78,790 – $124,330	100
14	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$102,950	$80,740 – $156,830	1,610
15	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,620	$60,370 – $147,580	30
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$79,130	$65,260 – $94,070	40
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,290	$58,900 – $96,970	220
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,600	$46,220 – $118,110	110
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,740	$53,270 – $77,020	90
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,850	$44,140 – $103,020	140
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,160	$51,100 – $113,890	40
22	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,780	$45,020 – $95,850	110
23	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,500	$44,000 – $76,210	140
24	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,330	$44,450 – $62,360	230
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,240	$38,030 – $77,460	60

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