37 hospital jobs ranked by pay

Mean annual wages for hospital workers range from $37,080 for maids and housekeeping cleaners to $454,940 for cardiologists, according to newly released federal data.

Registered nurses — the nation’s largest healthcare occupation — earned a mean annual wage of $101,420 nationwide, according to May 2025 occupational wage data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospitals account for about 1.9 million registered nurse jobs nationwide, representing roughly 56% of RN employment.

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations employed about 9.8 million workers nationwide and had a mean annual wage of $108,700, according to BLS.

Below are the mean annual wages for 37 occupations across the hospital workforce, listed in ascending order of compensation. The list is not exhaustive.

1. Maids and housekeeping cleaners: $37,080
2. Cooks: $38,810
3. Orderlies: $40,660
4. Security guards: $42,470
5. Nursing assistants: $42,700
6. Phlebotomists: $45,520
7. Pharmacy technicians: $46,620
8. Emergency medical technicians: $46,830
9. Medical records specialists: $56,790
10. Paramedics: $63,360
11. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians: $67,350
12. Occupational health and safety technicians: $68,120
13. Surgical technologists: $68,710
14. Healthcare social workers: $71,790
15. Health information technologists and medical registrars: $74,970
16. Dietitians and nutritionists: $77,130
17. Radiologic technologists and technicians: $83,840
18. Public relations specialists: $84,120
19. Registered nurses: $101,420
20. Nuclear medicine technologists: $105,160
21. Physical therapists: $105,280
22. Nurse practitioners: $137,300
23. Pharmacists: $140,920
24. Medical and health services managers: $140,970
25. Physician assistants: $141,280
26. Pediatricians (general): $212,110
27. Nurse anesthetists: $248,320
28. Family medicine physicians: $255,820
29. General internal medicine physicians: $267,200
30. Psychiatrists: $269,940
31. OB-GYNs: $279,040
32. Physicians, pathologists: $285,420
33. Emergency medicine physicians: $317,480
34. Dermatologists: $323,530
35. Anesthesiologists: $360,570
36. Orthopedic surgeons (except pediatric): $373,570
37. Cardiologists: $454,940

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