High paying medical jobs in Auburn-Opelika, AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Auburn-Opelika, AL. 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 Auburn-Opelika, AL run 12.1% below the national average (2024), so a Auburn-Opelika, AL salary is worth about 1.14× 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, Auburn-Opelika, AL · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$293,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,730 – $428,790180
2Pharmacists$133,180
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,680 – $159,430210
3Nurse Practitioners$108,500
Master's degree
$81,670 – $137,110180
4Veterinarians$101,060
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,410 – $166,43060
5Occupational Therapists$97,600
Master's degree
$77,970 – $124,80040
6Physical Therapists$86,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$58,710 – $124,650110
7Registered Nurses$78,040
Bachelor's degree
$60,530 – $101,9801,430
8Speech-Language Pathologists$74,150
Master's degree
$52,830 – $106,33060
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$67,870
Associate's degree
$61,420 – $93,35040
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,000
Associate's degree
$44,850 – $93,420110
11Dietitians and Nutritionists$61,770
Bachelor's degree
$31,040 – $88,71030
12Athletic Trainers$61,410
Master's degree
$38,430 – $85,95040
13Dental Hygienists$60,490
Associate's degree
$47,120 – $62,63090
14Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,270
Bachelor's degree
$31,590 – $94,420150
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,620 – $62,280190
16Medical Records Specialists$49,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,290 – $77,34070
17Emergency Medical Technicians$48,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,660 – $57,320110
18Pharmacy Technicians$39,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,940 – $48,520330
19Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$37,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,520 – $45,24070
20Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,000 – $51,57040
21Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,080
Associate's degree
$28,290 – $52,280140

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

#	Occupation	MedianAuburn-Opelika, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$293,630	$61,730 – $428,790	180
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,180	$63,680 – $159,430	210
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$108,500	$81,670 – $137,110	180
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$101,060	$63,410 – $166,430	60
5	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$97,600	$77,970 – $124,800	40
6	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$86,120	$58,710 – $124,650	110
7	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,040	$60,530 – $101,980	1,430
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$74,150	$52,830 – $106,330	60
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$67,870	$61,420 – $93,350	40
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,000	$44,850 – $93,420	110
11	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$61,770	$31,040 – $88,710	30
12	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$61,410	$38,430 – $85,950	40
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$60,490	$47,120 – $62,630	90
14	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$54,270	$31,590 – $94,420	150
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,630	$37,620 – $62,280	190
16	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,310	$32,290 – $77,340	70
17	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,210	$32,660 – $57,320	110
18	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,490	$31,940 – $48,520	330
19	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,930	$30,520 – $45,240	70
20	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,220	$26,000 – $51,570	40
21	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,080	$28,290 – $52,280	140

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Auburn-Opelika, AL. 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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