Healthcare Salaries.

43 roles. 81 cities.

National salary data. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$210,000

Healthcare AI Researcher

Industry Median

$113,000

Healthcare Data Scientist

Entry Level

$35,000

Home Health Aide

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

The healthcare industry includes 43 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $35,000 to $210,000. The highest-paying role is Healthcare AI Researcher at $210,000 national median. Healthcare is one of the largest employment sectors in the United States, spanning clinical practitioners, allied health professionals, and health technology specialists.

About healthcare salaries

Healthcare is one of the largest employment sectors in the United States, spanning clinical practitioners, allied health professionals, and health technology specialists. Salaries vary significantly by specialization, licensure, and geographic location. The integration of AI into healthcare is creating new hybrid roles that command premium compensation.

All healthcare roles by salary

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Healthcare AI Researcher	$210,000	$164,000 to $273,000
2	Dentist	$173,000	$126,000 to $220,000
3	Healthcare Product Manager	$171,000	$134,000 to $216,000
4	Healthcare Data Engineer	$136,000	$108,000 to $169,000
5	Optometrist	$135,000	$103,000 to $164,000
6	Healthcare AI Integrator	$133,000	$99,000 to $174,000
7	Physician Assistant	$133,000	$114,000 to $160,000
8	AI Healthcare Data Engineer	$133,000	$99,000 to $174,000
9	Healthcare Software Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
10	Healthcare DevOps Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
11	Healthcare Backend Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
12	Healthcare ML Engineer	$133,000	$99,000 to $174,000
13	Mental Health Tech Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
14	Medical Computer Vision Engineer	$133,000	$103,000 to $169,000
15	Pharmacist	$132,000	$118,000 to $152,000
16	Nurse Practitioner	$129,000	$110,000 to $150,000
17	Veterinarian	$126,000	$98,000 to $162,000
18	Healthcare Security Engineer	$125,000	$92,000 to $160,000
19	Healthcare Data Analyst	$113,000	$83,000 to $156,000
20	AI Healthcare Specialist	$113,000	$78,000 to $162,000
21	Medical Imaging AI Specialist	$113,000	$78,000 to $162,000
22	Healthcare Data Scientist	$113,000	$83,000 to $156,000
23	Computational Biology Engineer	$113,000	$83,000 to $156,000
24	Medical Image AI Specialist	$113,000	$78,000 to $162,000
25	Behavioral Health Data Scientist	$113,000	$83,000 to $156,000
26	Healthcare QA Engineer	$103,000	$80,000 to $132,000
27	Physical Therapist	$101,000	$83,000 to $117,000
28	Healthcare UX Designer	$101,000	$79,000 to $132,000
29	Occupational Therapist	$98,000	$80,000 to $110,000
30	Registered Nurse	$94,000	$79,000 to $108,000
31	Dental Hygienist	$94,000	$80,000 to $103,000
32	Respiratory Therapist	$80,000	$68,000 to $96,000
33	Radiologic Technologist	$78,000	$63,000 to $94,000
34	Dietitian / Nutritionist	$74,000	$61,000 to $85,000
35	Surgical Technologist	$63,000	$52,000 to $77,000
36	Licensed Practical Nurse	$62,000	$55,000 to $73,000
37	Mental Health Counselor	$59,000	$47,000 to $76,000
38	Clinical Research Coordinator	$58,000	$46,000 to $73,000
39	Medical Coder / Biller	$50,000	$42,000 to $64,000
40	Medical Assistant	$44,000	$38,000 to $48,000
41	Pharmacy Technician	$43,000	$37,000 to $49,000
42	Behavioral Health Tech	$43,000	$37,000 to $49,000
43	Home Health Aide	$35,000	$30,000 to $38,000

Top cities for healthcare

Cities ranked by average median salary across all 43 healthcare roles.

#	City	Avg Median	COL Index
1	San Jose, CA	$147,581	1.38x
2	San Francisco, CA	$145,093	1.35x
3	Honolulu, HI	$139,512	1.30x
4	New York, NY	$136,884	1.28x
5	Washington DC, DC	$134,372	1.25x
6	Seattle, WA	$133,349	1.24x
7	Arlington, VA	$131,674	1.22x
8	Boston, MA	$131,442	1.22x

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