Healthcare Career Salary Ranges
Source: American Medical Association (Jan. 18,2008)
| Occupation | Starting salary | Overall average | Upper ranges
| Year of data | Anesthesiologist
assistant | $95,000-$120,000 | | $160,000-$180,000 | 2006 | | Art therapist | $32,000 | $38,000-$48,000 | $50,000-
$80,000 | 2006 | | Athletic trainer | $35,000 | $45,000 | $55,000-$75,000 | 2005 | | Audiologist | $52,000 | $65,000 | $78,000 (management) | 2006 | Cardiovascular
technologist |
$36,000-$45,000 | $50,000-$65,000 | $75,000 plus | 2006 | Clinical lab scientist/
med technologist |
| $44,500-$52,000 | | 2005 | | CLS/MT manager | | $69,500-$72,000 | | 2005 | Clinical lab technician/
medical lab technician |
| $37,100-$41,000 | | 2005 | | Counselor | $23,560 | $42,110 | $67,170 | 2004 | | Cytotechnologist | $46,000 | $68,645 | $105,600 | 2005 | | Cytotech supervisor | $48,000 | $70,646 | $100,000 | 2002 | | Dental assistant |
| $15.48/hr | | 2004 | | Dental hygienist | | $30.30/hr | | 2004 | | Dental lab technician | | $15.40/hr | | 2003 | | Dentist | | $114,000 | $315,000 | 2004 | | Diagnostic medical sonographer |
| $61,984 | $67,253 | 2005 | | Diagnostic molecular scientist | $35,000-$47,000 | | $45,000-
$82,000 (management) | 2002 | | Dietetic technician | $30,000-$40,000* | | $38,000-
$53,000 | 2007 | | Dietitian/nutritionist |
$42,000-$55,000* | | $60,000-
$91,000 | 2007 | | Electroneurodiagnostic technologist | $35,610 | $44,621 | $49,192-
$52,187 | 2006 | | Emergency medical technician-paramedic | $16,090 | $25,310 | $43,240 | 2004 | | Genetic counselor | $40,900 | $59,000 | $150,000 | 2006 | | Health information administrator |
$40,000 | $54,700 | $85,000 | 2003 | | Health information technician |
$30,000 | $39,100 | $50,000 | 2003 | | Histologic technician | | $40,500 | | 2005 | | Histotechnologist | | $44,970-$49,360 | | 2005 | | Kinesiotherapist | $32,500-$38,000 | $48,000 | $60,000 | 2006 | | Low vision therapist | | $44,777 | | 2002 | | Magnetic resonance technologist | $44,410 | $66,861 | $78,210 | 2004 | | Marriage and family counselor/therapist | | $57,119 | | 1997 | | Massage therapist | | $20,000- $49,000 | | 2005 | | Medical assistant |
$22,650 | $27,951 | $30,000 | 2004 | | Medical illustrator | $40,000-$45,000 | $45,000-$75,000 | $90,000-$130,000 | 2002 | | Medical librarian | $41,000 | $58,000 | $158,000 | 2005 | | Music therapist | | $42,364 | | 2004 | | Nuclear med technologist | $56,400 | $69,083 | $83,505 | 2007 | | Nurse | $37,300 | $52,330 | $74,760 | 2004 | | Occupational therapist | $46,334 | $58,080 | $80,000 | 2006 | | Occupational therapy assistant | $33,000 | $39,728 | $55,100 | 2006 | | Ophthalmic assistant | $21,500 | $40,040 | $44,833 | 2005 | | Ophthalmic dispensing optician | $27,000 | | | 1997 | | Ophthalmic laboratory technician | $15,100 | | $25,000 | 2000 | | Ophthalmic medical technologist | $45,000 | $58,481 | $70,400- $125,000 | 2005 | | Ophthalmic technician | $39,000 | $47,438 | $56,643 | 2005 | | Optometrist | | $105,000 | | 2006 | | Orientation and mobility specialist | | $46,564 | | 2002 | | Orthoptist | $35,000-$42,000 | $45,000-$50,000 | $80,000 | 2000 | | Orthotist and prosthetist | $22,000-$35,000 | $42,000-$60,000 | | 2003 | | Pathologists' assistant | $55,000-$75,000 | | $75,000-$100,000 | 2005 | | Perfusionist | $60,000-$75,000 | $70,000-$90,000 | $100,000 (manager) | 2006 | | Pharmacy technician |
$19,000 | $27,000 | $35,000 | 2002 | | Pharmacist | | $94,927 | | 2006 | | Phlebotomist | | $24,315-$29,120 | | 2005 | | Physical therapist | $54,000 | $70,000 | $100,000 | 2006 | | Physical therapist assistant | $30,000 | $37,000 | | 2005 | | Physician assistant |
$71,004 | $84,396 | $111,000-
$200,000 | 2006 | | Psychologist | $32,380 | $54,950 | $92,250 | 2004 | | Radiographer | $36,918 | $59,735 | $64,580 | 2004 | | Radiation therapist |
$65,381 | $72,300 | $80,067 | 2004 | | Rehabilitation counselor | $27,500-$51,700 | $34,300-$55,000 | $55,000-$75,000+ | 2006 | | Vision rehabilitation Therapist | | $37,055 | | 2002 | | Respiratory therapist |
$41,537 | $56,222 | $74,880 | 2005 | | Specialist in blood bank technology | $45,000 (bench techs) | $54,000 (supervisors) | $66,000 (managers) | 2006 | Speech-language pathologist
(schools) | $40,041 | $52,131-$57,000 | $80,000 (management) | 2006 | Speech-language pathologist
(health care) | $52,694 | $60,000 | $72,985 (management) | 2005 | | Surgical technologist | | $34,010 | | 2004 | | Teacher of the visually impaired | $47,086 | | | 2002 | | Therapeutic recreation specialist (CTRS) | $30,000 | $39,000 | $60,000-
$70,000 | 2004 | | Veterinarian | $39,020 | $66, 590 | $118,430 | 2004 | | Veterinary technologist and technician | $8.51/hr | $11.99.hr | $17.12/hr | 2004 | *Data valid for those employed full time in their current primary position for 5 years or less.
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