The highest-paying state for 25 hospital jobs

The types of jobs available at hospitals vary widely, and so do the highest-paying states for those jobs. 

Here is the highest-paying state or place for 25 jobs within hospitals. Data is the most recent available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.

Maids and housekeeping cleaners
Highest-paying state: Hawaii
Annual mean wage: $47,350

Cooks
Highest-paying state: Hawaii
Annual mean wage: $45,080

Orderlies
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $49,520

Nursing assistants
Highest-paying state: Alaska
Annual mean wage: $44,420

Security guards
Highest-paying place: District of Columbia
Annual mean wage: $52,940

Emergency medical technicians
Highest-paying state: Hawaii
Annual mean wage: $56,790

Pharmacy technicians
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $52,090

Phlebotomists
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $50,470

Medical records specialists
Highest-paying state: New Jersey
Annual mean wage: $68,500

Paramedics
Highest-paying state: Washington
Annual mean wage: $90,980

Surgical technologists
Highest-paying state: Alaska
Annual mean wage: $73,960

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
Highest-paying state: New York
Annual mean wage: $76,110

Healthcare social workers
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $88,380

Health information technologists and medical registrars
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $95,520

Dietitians and nutritionists
Highest-paying place: District of Columbia
Annual mean wage: $83,550

Radiologic technologists and technicians
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $99,680

Public relations specialists
Highest-paying place: District of Columbia
Annual mean wage: $119,270

Registered nurses
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $133,340

Nuclear medicine technologists
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $128,900

Physical therapists
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $114,230

Nurse practitioners
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $158,130

Physician assistants
Highest-paying state: Washington
Annual mean wage: $145,390

Medical and health services managers
Highest-paying state: New York
Annual mean wage: $171,620

Pharmacists
Highest-paying state: California
Annual mean wage: $151,280

Family medicine physicians
Highest-paying state: South Carolina
Annual mean wage: $309,270



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