Health care income ranges
Health care income ranges
|
Occupation |
Starting salary |
Overall average |
Upper ranges |
Year of data |
|
Anesthesiologist assistant |
$95,000-$120,000 |
|
$160,000-$180,000 |
2006 |
|
Art therapist |
$39,000 |
$30,000-$50,000 |
$80,000-$149,000 |
2009 |
|
Athletic trainer |
$35,000 |
$45,000 |
$55,000-$85,000 |
2008 |
|
$60,000 |
$70,000 |
$85,000 |
2010 |
|
|
Cancer registrar |
$39,506-$55,134 |
|
|
2005 |
|
$25,940 |
$48,300 |
$76,220 |
2009 |
|
|
Chiropractic |
|
$65,000 |
$100,00 |
2007 |
| Clinical assistant | $28,080 | $36,795 | 2008 | |
|
$37,540 |
$55,140 |
$75,690 |
2009 |
|
|
CLS/MT manager |
|
$69,500-$72,000 |
|
2005 |
|
$23,850 |
$36,030 |
$55,210 |
2009 |
|
|
$31,140 |
$52,550 |
$84,080 |
2009 |
|
|
$58,032 |
$71,053 |
2008 |
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|
Dance/movement therapist |
$38,000 |
$42,000-$52,000 |
$58,000-$85,000 |
2009 |
|
$22,710 |
$33,230 |
$47,070 |
2009 |
|
|
$44,900 |
$67,340 |
$92,860 |
2009 |
|
|
$21,370 |
$34,820 |
$58,390 |
2009 |
|
|
Dentist |
|
$114,000 |
$315,000 |
2004 |
|
$43,990 |
$63,010 |
$85,950 |
2009 |
|
|
Diagnostic molecular scientist |
$35,000-$47,000 |
|
$45,000-$82,000 (management) |
2002 |
|
Dietetic technician |
$33,800-$37,700* |
|
|
2009 |
|
Dietitian/nutritionist |
$51,000-$62,000* |
|
$85,000-$88,000 |
2009 |
|
$19,360 |
$30,000 |
$51,460 |
2009 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
$42,099 |
$58,240 |
2008 |
|
|
|
$48,797 |
|
2008 |
|
|
Kinesiotherapist |
$36,000-$47,000 |
$55,000 |
$70,000 |
2006 |
|
Low vision therapist |
|
$44,777 |
|
2002 |
|
Magnetic resonance technologist |
$48,371 |
$61,928 |
$83,638 |
2007 |
|
Marriage and family counselor/therapist |
|
$57,119 |
|
1997 |
|
Massage therapist |
|
$20,000- $49,000 |
|
2005 |
|
$20,750 |
$28,650 |
$39,970 |
2009 |
|
|
$34,699 |
$44,750 |
$68,593 |
2009 |
|
|
Medical illustrator |
$44,000-$55,000 |
$51,500 |
$38,000-$78,000 |
2006 |
|
Medical librarian |
$43,400 |
$65,796 |
$150,000 |
2008 |
|
Music therapist |
|
$46,417 |
$145,000 |
2007 |
|
Neurodiagnostic technologist |
$43,000 |
$61,000 |
$97,000 |
2010 |
|
Nuclear med technologist |
$56,400 |
$69,083 |
$95,906 |
2007 |
|
Nurse |
$43,410 |
$62,450 |
$92,240 |
2008 |
|
Occupational therapist |
$54,260 |
$66,780 |
$98,310 |
2008 |
|
Occupational therapy assistant |
$34,130 |
$48,230 |
$65,160 |
2008 |
|
Ophthalmic dispensing optician |
$20,300 |
$31,430 |
$49,160 |
2007 |
|
$21,120 |
$32,740 |
$50,560 |
2009 |
|
|
Ophthalmic medical technician |
$47,881 |
$56,623 |
$67,578 |
2009 |
|
Optometrist |
|
$175,329 |
|
2007 |
|
Orientation and mobility specialist |
|
$46,564 |
|
2002 |
|
Orthoptist |
$35,000-$42,000 |
$45,000-$50,000 |
$80,000 |
2000 |
|
Orthotist and prosthetist |
$68,800 |
$78,700 |
$88,700 |
2009 |
|
|
$72,800 |
|
2008 |
|
|
Perfusionist |
$60,000-$75,000 |
$70,000-$90,000 |
$100,000 (manager) |
2006 |
|
$19,480 |
$28,070 |
$40,160 |
2009 |
|
|
$79,270 |
$109,180 |
$134,290 |
2009 |
|
|
|
$27,040 |
$37,814 |
2008 |
|
|
$52,170 |
$74,480 |
$105,900 |
2009 |
|
|
$30,400 |
$48,290 |
$66,460 |
2009 |
|
|
Physician assistant |
$76,232 |
$89,987 |
$119,000-$200,000 |
2008 |
|
Podiatrist |
$85,000-$105,000 |
$250,000 |
$200,000-$250,000 |
2008 |
|
$39,270 |
$66,040 |
$109,470 |
2009 |
|
|
Radiographer |
$41,612 |
$52,336 |
$81,136 |
2007 |
|
$49,980 |
$74,170 |
$107,230 |
2009 |
|
|
Registered radiologist assistant |
|
$102,972 |
$112,615 |
2008 |
|
Rehabilitation counselor |
$27,500-$51,700 |
$34,300-$55,000 |
$55,000-$75,000+ |
2006 |
|
$39,030 |
$53,330 |
$71.920 |
2009 |
|
|
Specialist in blood bank technology |
|
$54,579 |
$68,058 |
2008 |
|
Speech-language pathologist |
$60,000 |
$70,000 |
$85,000 |
2010 |
|
Surgical assistant |
$55,000 |
$75,000 |
$120K-$200K |
2008 |
|
$27,910 |
$39,400 |
$55,620 |
2009 |
|
|
Teacher of the visually impaired |
$47,086 |
|
|
2002 |
|
$24,510 |
$39,440 |
$62,170 |
2009 |
|
|
$47,670 |
$80,510 |
$142,910 |
2009 |
|
|
$20,180 |
$29,280 |
$43,080 |
2009 |
|
|
Vision rehabilitation therapist |
|
$37,055 |
|
2002 |
*Data valid for those employed full time in their current primary position for 5 years or less.
