High paying medical jobs in Abilene, TX

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Abilene, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single medical job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Abilene, TX run 9.6% below the national average (2024), so a Abilene, TX salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Abilene, TX · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$220,400
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,510 – $366,83040
2Dentists, General$156,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,390 – $284,13050
3Pharmacists$133,660
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,580 – $168,840150
4Nurse Practitioners$129,120
Master's degree
$67,050 – $159,810110
5Physician Assistants$127,550
Master's degree
$102,890 – $157,76060
6Veterinarians$122,820
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,140 – $175,20040
7Occupational Therapists$104,740
Master's degree
$78,110 – $132,34090
8Physical Therapists$102,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,210 – $131,280180
9Dental Hygienists$93,600
Associate's degree
$77,160 – $99,29070
10Speech-Language Pathologists$80,870
Master's degree
$60,600 – $122,930140
11Registered Nurses$80,240
Bachelor's degree
$63,890 – $100,7101,680
12Respiratory Therapists$71,260
Associate's degree
$63,170 – $93,86080
13Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,520
Associate's degree
$43,580 – $79,660140
14Surgical Technologists$61,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,580 – $80,03060
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,320 – $71,340510
16Paramedics$54,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,850 – $80,28080
17Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,670 – $62,230140
18Medical Records Specialists$48,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,220 – $69,90080
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$47,670
Bachelor's degree
$35,550 – $75,120150
20Pharmacy Technicians$42,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,540 – $49,160260
21Emergency Medical Technicians$38,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,700 – $44,150100
22Opticians, Dispensing$37,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,410 – $47,38030
23Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,980
Associate's degree
$29,390 – $46,130110
24Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$36,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,320 – $47,84040

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAbilene, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$220,400	$112,510 – $366,830	40
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$156,040	$81,390 – $284,130	50
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,660	$47,580 – $168,840	150
4	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$129,120	$67,050 – $159,810	110
5	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$127,550	$102,890 – $157,760	60
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$122,820	$77,140 – $175,200	40
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$104,740	$78,110 – $132,340	90
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,920	$45,210 – $131,280	180
9	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,600	$77,160 – $99,290	70
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$80,870	$60,600 – $122,930	140
11	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,240	$63,890 – $100,710	1,680
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$71,260	$63,170 – $93,860	80
13	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,520	$43,580 – $79,660	140
14	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,740	$28,580 – $80,030	60
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,950	$47,320 – $71,340	510
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,370	$35,850 – $80,280	80
17	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,880	$35,670 – $62,230	140
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,390	$35,220 – $69,900	80
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$47,670	$35,550 – $75,120	150
20	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,560	$34,540 – $49,160	260
21	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,290	$30,700 – $44,150	100
22	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,920	$30,410 – $47,380	30
23	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,980	$29,390 – $46,130	110
24	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,790	$29,320 – $47,840	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Abilene, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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