occupation · 29-1000 · minor
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners — wages and employment
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners earned a median annual wage of $101,370 in the United States in May 2024, with 6,338,160 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners earned a median annual wage of $101,370 in the United States in May 2024, with 6,338,160 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $66,160 or less, the best-paid tenth $212,870 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $98,760 to $101,370, +2.6 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 6,338,160 | $101,370 | $128,550 | $66,160 | $80,170 | $134,700 | $212,870 | $48.74 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 6,151,910 | $98,760 | $124,800 | $64,010 | $78,180 | $132,450 | $209,650 | $47.48 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
45 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Registered Nurses 29-1141 · median $93,600 · 3,282,010 jobs
- Pharmacists 29-1051 · median $137,480 · 328,870 jobs
- Physicians, All Other 29-1229 · median — · 315,360 jobs
- Nurse Practitioners 29-1171 · median $129,210 · 307,390 jobs
- Physical Therapists 29-1123 · median $101,020 · 248,630 jobs
- Dental Hygienists 29-1292 · median $94,260 · 219,070 jobs
- Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127 · median $95,410 · 178,790 jobs
- Physician Assistants 29-1071 · median $133,260 · 155,540 jobs
- Occupational Therapists 29-1122 · median $98,340 · 152,280 jobs
- Respiratory Therapists 29-1126 · median $80,450 · 136,420 jobs
- Dentists, General 29-1021 · median $172,790 · 113,490 jobs
- Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215 · median $238,380 · 107,950 jobs
- Veterinarians 29-1131 · median $125,510 · 80,630 jobs
- Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031 · median $73,850 · 76,570 jobs
- General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216 · median $236,350 · 66,640 jobs
- Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151 · median $223,210 · 50,350 jobs
- Pediatricians, General 29-1221 · median $210,130 · 42,960 jobs
- Anesthesiologists 29-1211 · median — · 41,890 jobs
- Optometrists 29-1041 · median $134,830 · 41,890 jobs
- Chiropractors 29-1011 · median $79,000 · 37,630 jobs
- Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-1214 · median — · 33,680 jobs
- Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other 29-1299 · median $113,730 · 30,870 jobs
- Radiologists 29-1224 · median — · 26,290 jobs
- Psychiatrists 29-1223 · median — · 24,800 jobs
- Surgeons, All Other 29-1249 · median — · 24,080 jobs
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists 29-1218 · median — · 19,900 jobs
- Therapists, All Other 29-1129 · median $65,010 · 19,320 jobs
- Radiation Therapists 29-1124 · median $101,990 · 18,700 jobs
- Cardiologists 29-1212 · median — · 18,020 jobs
- Recreational Therapists 29-1125 · median $60,280 · 15,060 jobs
- Audiologists 29-1181 · median $92,120 · 14,730 jobs
- Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 29-1242 · median — · 14,160 jobs
- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 29-1241 · median — · 12,110 jobs
- Physicians, Pathologists 29-1222 · median — · 11,800 jobs
- Dermatologists 29-1213 · median — · 10,080 jobs
- Podiatrists 29-1081 · median $152,800 · 9,520 jobs
- Acupuncturists 29-1291 · median $78,140 · 8,440 jobs
- Nurse Midwives 29-1161 · median $128,790 · 8,280 jobs
- Exercise Physiologists 29-1128 · median $58,160 · 8,110 jobs
- Neurologists 29-1217 · median — · 7,700 jobs
- Dentists, All Other Specialists 29-1029 · median $225,770 · 5,900 jobs
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 29-1022 · median — · 5,330 jobs
- Orthodontists 29-1023 · median — · 5,150 jobs
- Pediatric Surgeons 29-1243 · median — · 1,050 jobs
- Prosthodontists 29-1024 · median — · 760 jobs
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