High paying medical jobs in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC. 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$281,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$94,010 – $412,470100
2Family Medicine Physicians$265,280
Doctoral or professional degree
$175,690 – $510,820120
3Physicians, All Other$258,650
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,940 – $398,530740
4Dentists, General$153,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,740 – $310,270160
5Pharmacists$131,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,220 – $162,080620
6Nurse Practitioners$120,270
Master's degree
$99,290 – $151,200500
7Veterinarians$120,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,670 – $211,070140
8Physician Assistants$117,240
Master's degree
$56,170 – $161,010350
9Occupational Therapists$99,880
Master's degree
$75,990 – $118,080260
10Physical Therapists$97,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,370 – $123,200330
11Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$88,710
Master's degree
$76,400 – $138,070100
12Registered Nurses$87,760
Bachelor's degree
$69,760 – $116,6406,880
13Speech-Language Pathologists$82,950
Master's degree
$59,790 – $115,920260
14Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,200
Associate's degree
$67,480 – $103,79090
15Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,340
Associate's degree
$61,300 – $96,950160
16Dental Hygienists$79,840
Associate's degree
$63,130 – $94,840370
17Respiratory Therapists$78,560
Associate's degree
$65,370 – $93,270350
18Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,960
Associate's degree
$44,550 – $101,190150
19Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,280
Bachelor's degree
$58,130 – $94,520160
20Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$67,040
Bachelor's degree
$39,740 – $92,260570
21Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,190
Associate's degree
$48,020 – $92,510450
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,940 – $75,5201,220
23Paramedics$61,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,250 – $84,480170
24Surgical Technologists$60,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,800 – $80,220250
25Medical Records Specialists$53,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,940 – $75,360410
26Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,210 – $92,380390
27Emergency Medical Technicians$45,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,580 – $53,180350
28Opticians, Dispensing$44,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,330 – $70,960150
29Pharmacy Technicians$44,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,720 – $57,000880
30Psychiatric Technicians$43,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,830 – $46,350170
31Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,300
Associate's degree
$31,290 – $53,520180
32Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,860 – $48,920130

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

#	Occupation	MedianAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$281,050	$94,010 – $412,470	100
2	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$265,280	$175,690 – $510,820	120
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$258,650	$74,940 – $398,530	740
4	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$153,510	$80,740 – $310,270	160
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$131,630	$101,220 – $162,080	620
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$120,270	$99,290 – $151,200	500
7	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$120,110	$62,670 – $211,070	140
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$117,240	$56,170 – $161,010	350
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$99,880	$75,990 – $118,080	260
10	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,260	$75,370 – $123,200	330
11	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All OtherMaster's degree	$88,710	$76,400 – $138,070	100
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$87,760	$69,760 – $116,640	6,880
13	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,950	$59,790 – $115,920	260
14	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$82,200	$67,480 – $103,790	90
15	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$80,340	$61,300 – $96,950	160
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,840	$63,130 – $94,840	370
17	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,560	$65,370 – $93,270	350
18	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,960	$44,550 – $101,190	150
19	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$73,280	$58,130 – $94,520	160
20	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$67,040	$39,740 – $92,260	570
21	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,190	$48,020 – $92,510	450
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,760	$51,940 – $75,520	1,220
23	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,830	$49,250 – $84,480	170
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,300	$45,800 – $80,220	250
25	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,830	$36,940 – $75,360	410
26	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,050	$36,210 – $92,380	390
27	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,060	$36,580 – $53,180	350
28	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,700	$35,330 – $70,960	150
29	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,550	$34,720 – $57,000	880
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,590	$33,830 – $46,350	170
31	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,300	$31,290 – $53,520	180
32	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,300	$29,860 – $48,920	130

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