High paying medical jobs in Birmingham, AL

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, AL run 8.4% below the national average (2024), so a Birmingham, AL 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, Birmingham, AL · Employed

1General Internal Medicine Physicians$334,100
Doctoral or professional degree
$161,370 – $369,200180
2Physicians, All Other$237,040
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,820 – $384,1601,420
3Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Master's degree
$101,450 – $235,860750
4Pharmacists$138,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,330 – $161,1901,550
5Nurse Practitioners$107,700
Master's degree
$89,240 – $137,5601,350
6Veterinarians$106,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,990 – $176,330310
7Physician Assistants$105,440
Master's degree
$59,500 – $163,630280
8Physical Therapists$97,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,750 – $134,3001,030
9Occupational Therapists$95,250
Master's degree
$76,770 – $127,050540
10Registered Nurses$78,680
Bachelor's degree
$62,230 – $102,96017,850
11Speech-Language Pathologists$75,750
Master's degree
$61,190 – $115,700600
12Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$69,890
Associate's degree
$59,950 – $82,530450
13Respiratory Therapists$67,480
Associate's degree
$50,850 – $81,000790
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,220
Bachelor's degree
$53,250 – $87,450250
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,770
Associate's degree
$41,490 – $82,5301,050
16Dental Hygienists$61,730
Associate's degree
$56,990 – $74,0701,150
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,680 – $69,1203,300
18Paramedics$53,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,430 – $63,840230
19Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$52,870
Associate's degree
$35,410 – $81,390230
20Surgical Technologists$51,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,550 – $62,370700
21Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,430
Bachelor's degree
$36,550 – $82,2002,790
22Medical Records Specialists$46,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,330 – $66,990490
23Athletic Trainers$46,280
Master's degree
$40,720 – $63,810400
24Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,840 – $72,650360
25Emergency Medical Technicians$38,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,750 – $57,320420
26Pharmacy Technicians$38,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,760 – $49,4502,540
27Opticians, Dispensing$37,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,380 – $48,910220
28Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,600 – $48,820340
29Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$37,100
Associate's degree
$30,000 – $49,920530
30Psychiatric Technicians$36,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,650 – $46,7501,100

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

#	Occupation	MedianBirmingham, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$334,100	$161,370 – $369,200	180
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$237,040	$112,820 – $384,160	1,420
3	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$175,850	$101,450 – $235,860	750
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,800	$107,330 – $161,190	1,550
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$107,700	$89,240 – $137,560	1,350
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$106,890	$77,990 – $176,330	310
7	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$105,440	$59,500 – $163,630	280
8	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$97,750	$77,750 – $134,300	1,030
9	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$95,250	$76,770 – $127,050	540
10	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$78,680	$62,230 – $102,960	17,850
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$75,750	$61,190 – $115,700	600
12	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$69,890	$59,950 – $82,530	450
13	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$67,480	$50,850 – $81,000	790
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$65,220	$53,250 – $87,450	250
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,770	$41,490 – $82,530	1,050
16	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$61,730	$56,990 – $74,070	1,150
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,040	$45,680 – $69,120	3,300
18	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,820	$39,430 – $63,840	230
19	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$52,870	$35,410 – $81,390	230
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,520	$36,550 – $62,370	700
21	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$51,430	$36,550 – $82,200	2,790
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,490	$33,330 – $66,990	490
23	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$46,280	$40,720 – $63,810	400
24	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,170	$39,840 – $72,650	360
25	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,920	$30,750 – $57,320	420
26	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,700	$34,760 – $49,450	2,540
27	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,410	$33,380 – $48,910	220
28	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,270	$31,600 – $48,820	340
29	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$37,100	$30,000 – $49,920	530
30	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,820	$21,650 – $46,750	1,100

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