High paying medical jobs in Athens-Clarke County, GA

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Athens-Clarke County, GA. 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 Athens-Clarke County, GA run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Athens-Clarke County, GA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Athens-Clarke County, GA · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$281,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,120 – $281,100110
2Physicians, All Other$235,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$55,120 – $407,890190
3Family Medicine Physicians$217,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$131,470 – $432,80090
4Dentists, General$166,440
Doctoral or professional degree
$64,040 – $326,26040
5Pharmacists$132,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,950 – $162,910330
6Nurse Practitioners$128,140
Master's degree
$90,470 – $162,130240
7Physician Assistants$125,460
Master's degree
$96,720 – $162,240160
8Veterinarians$123,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,630 – $208,940120
9Physical Therapists$101,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,340 – $129,970150
10Occupational Therapists$101,080
Master's degree
$72,350 – $121,75090
11Speech-Language Pathologists$93,890
Master's degree
$60,470 – $121,61070
12Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$92,060
Associate's degree
$67,000 – $108,02050
13Registered Nurses$82,200
Bachelor's degree
$69,310 – $101,2602,400
14Dental Hygienists$81,830
Associate's degree
$64,860 – $93,500130
15Respiratory Therapists$81,730
Associate's degree
$65,820 – $99,50090
16Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,820
Associate's degree
$42,910 – $98,80060
17Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$75,720
Associate's degree
$55,250 – $95,21090
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,360
Associate's degree
$50,220 – $94,790210
19Athletic Trainers$64,590
Master's degree
$33,020 – $170,700130
20Surgical Technologists$63,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,550 – $78,020140
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,270 – $72,710420
22Dietitians and Nutritionists$61,370
Bachelor's degree
$41,460 – $83,30070
23Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$60,610
Associate's degree
$40,650 – $102,17030
24Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,280
Bachelor's degree
$37,500 – $102,050370
25Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$60,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,290 – $137,45040
26Paramedics$47,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,450 – $60,91060
27Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,720 – $78,420150
28Medical Records Specialists$46,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,200 – $61,460100
29Opticians, Dispensing$46,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $75,30070
30Surgical Assistants$45,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,010 – $81,33040
31Emergency Medical Technicians$38,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,710 – $47,890170
32Pharmacy Technicians$38,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,440 – $48,280380
33Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$36,670
Associate's degree
$30,780 – $55,45080

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

#	Occupation	MedianAthens-Clarke County, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$281,100	$99,120 – $281,100	110
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$235,360	$55,120 – $407,890	190
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$217,050	$131,470 – $432,800	90
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$166,440	$64,040 – $326,260	40
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$132,230	$78,950 – $162,910	330
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$128,140	$90,470 – $162,130	240
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$125,460	$96,720 – $162,240	160
8	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$123,320	$61,630 – $208,940	120
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$101,570	$75,340 – $129,970	150
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$101,080	$72,350 – $121,750	90
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$93,890	$60,470 – $121,610	70
12	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$92,060	$67,000 – $108,020	50
13	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$82,200	$69,310 – $101,260	2,400
14	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,830	$64,860 – $93,500	130
15	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,730	$65,820 – $99,500	90
16	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,820	$42,910 – $98,800	60
17	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$75,720	$55,250 – $95,210	90
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,360	$50,220 – $94,790	210
19	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$64,590	$33,020 – $170,700	130
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,950	$46,550 – $78,020	140
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,600	$47,270 – $72,710	420
22	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$61,370	$41,460 – $83,300	70
23	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$60,610	$40,650 – $102,170	30
24	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,280	$37,500 – $102,050	370
25	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,240	$38,290 – $137,450	40
26	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,570	$40,450 – $60,910	60
27	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,180	$36,720 – $78,420	150
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,350	$35,200 – $61,460	100
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,250	$36,070 – $75,300	70
30	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,390	$39,010 – $81,330	40
31	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,440	$34,710 – $47,890	170
32	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,080	$31,440 – $48,280	380
33	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,670	$30,780 – $55,450	80

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Athens-Clarke County, GA. 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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