High paying medical jobs in Asheville, NC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Asheville, NC. 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 Asheville, NC run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Asheville, NC salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Asheville, NC · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$360,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$164,170 – $411,5801,020
2General Internal Medicine Physicians$225,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$60,210 – $470,880340
3Nurse Anesthetists$223,630
Master's degree
$124,100 – $289,380150
4Family Medicine Physicians$212,710
Doctoral or professional degree
$135,700 – $234,97090
5Dentists, General$202,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$70,490 – $326,970140
6Pediatricians, General$170,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$129,990 – $229,23080
7Pharmacists$136,460
Doctoral or professional degree
$110,810 – $164,260520
8Physician Assistants$131,260
Master's degree
$102,420 – $174,370460
9Veterinarians$130,330
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,990 – $209,340190
10Nurse Practitioners$127,770
Master's degree
$102,000 – $161,030520
11Dental Hygienists$101,170
Associate's degree
$81,440 – $107,230300
12Physical Therapists$99,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$76,540 – $127,300300
13Speech-Language Pathologists$85,040
Master's degree
$65,060 – $107,990290
14Occupational Therapists$83,660
Master's degree
$65,190 – $109,300210
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,920
Associate's degree
$66,700 – $99,930120
16Registered Nurses$81,590
Bachelor's degree
$65,100 – $118,3304,680
17Respiratory Therapists$81,550
Associate's degree
$66,620 – $92,960150
18Dietitians and Nutritionists$74,380
Bachelor's degree
$58,080 – $87,840130
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,680
Associate's degree
$58,860 – $93,120410
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,280 – $75,070860
21Surgical Technologists$65,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,720 – $82,430160
22Paramedics$63,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,650 – $77,690280
23Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$57,220
Bachelor's degree
$39,860 – $83,270410
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,210 – $83,940230
25Opticians, Dispensing$49,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $80,79070
26Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,990
Associate's degree
$35,940 – $59,790140
27Pharmacy Technicians$45,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,030 – $56,440680
28Medical Records Specialists$44,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,940 – $66,730270
29Emergency Medical Technicians$43,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,680 – $62,510140

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

#	Occupation	MedianAsheville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$360,010	$164,170 – $411,580	1,020
2	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$225,830	$60,210 – $470,880	340
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$223,630	$124,100 – $289,380	150
4	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$212,710	$135,700 – $234,970	90
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$202,630	$70,490 – $326,970	140
6	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$170,140	$129,990 – $229,230	80
7	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$136,460	$110,810 – $164,260	520
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$131,260	$102,420 – $174,370	460
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,330	$35,990 – $209,340	190
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$127,770	$102,000 – $161,030	520
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,170	$81,440 – $107,230	300
12	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$99,480	$76,540 – $127,300	300
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$85,040	$65,060 – $107,990	290
14	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$83,660	$65,190 – $109,300	210
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,920	$66,700 – $99,930	120
16	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$81,590	$65,100 – $118,330	4,680
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,550	$66,620 – $92,960	150
18	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$74,380	$58,080 – $87,840	130
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$72,680	$58,860 – $93,120	410
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,470	$50,280 – $75,070	860
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,450	$43,720 – $82,430	160
22	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,480	$47,650 – $77,690	280
23	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$57,220	$39,860 – $83,270	410
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,040	$39,210 – $83,940	230
25	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,110	$36,350 – $80,790	70
26	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,990	$35,940 – $59,790	140
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,160	$36,030 – $56,440	680
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,280	$37,940 – $66,730	270
29	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,690	$35,680 – $62,510	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Asheville, NC. 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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