High paying medical jobs in Bowling Green, KY

Every medical occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Bowling Green, KY. 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 Bowling Green, KY run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Bowling Green, KY salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Bowling Green, KY · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$407,570
Doctoral or professional degree
$126,900 – $479,110110
2Pharmacists$134,980
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,050 – $159,050160
3Nurse Practitioners$112,970
Master's degree
$99,820 – $147,100150
4Veterinarians$97,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$41,150 – $158,61040
5Physical Therapists$91,590
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,900 – $117,790220
6Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$90,310
Associate's degree
$61,410 – $114,95040
7Occupational Therapists$84,250
Master's degree
$65,150 – $111,050140
8Speech-Language Pathologists$82,870
Master's degree
$62,570 – $98,690140
9Registered Nurses$79,120
Bachelor's degree
$64,380 – $104,3801,870
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,080
Associate's degree
$52,950 – $93,000120
11Dental Hygienists$75,690
Associate's degree
$60,650 – $94,940120
12Respiratory Therapists$68,490
Associate's degree
$60,940 – $92,39090
13Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$63,420
Associate's degree
$36,220 – $97,61050
14Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,860
Bachelor's degree
$33,470 – $88,23040
15Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,450
Bachelor's degree
$37,280 – $82,010130
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,360 – $66,320250
17Surgical Technologists$58,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,460 – $76,01060
18Athletic Trainers$56,630
Master's degree
$42,360 – $63,38060
19Paramedics$47,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,650 – $61,05060
20Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,650 – $77,50060
21Medical Records Specialists$44,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,720 – $60,280180
22Emergency Medical Technicians$37,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,300 – $46,46090
23Pharmacy Technicians$37,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,960 – $48,580310
24Opticians, Dispensing$37,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $58,75060
25Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,960
Associate's degree
$28,070 – $47,60060
26Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,720 – $45,540110

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

#	Occupation	MedianBowling Green, KY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$407,570	$126,900 – $479,110	110
2	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,980	$103,050 – $159,050	160
3	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$112,970	$99,820 – $147,100	150
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$97,260	$41,150 – $158,610	40
5	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,590	$73,900 – $117,790	220
6	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$90,310	$61,410 – $114,950	40
7	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$84,250	$65,150 – $111,050	140
8	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$82,870	$62,570 – $98,690	140
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$79,120	$64,380 – $104,380	1,870
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,080	$52,950 – $93,000	120
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$75,690	$60,650 – $94,940	120
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$68,490	$60,940 – $92,390	90
13	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$63,420	$36,220 – $97,610	50
14	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$62,860	$33,470 – $88,230	40
15	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,450	$37,280 – $82,010	130
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,830	$50,360 – $66,320	250
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,770	$48,460 – $76,010	60
18	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$56,630	$42,360 – $63,380	60
19	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,260	$40,650 – $61,050	60
20	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,110	$39,650 – $77,500	60
21	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,770	$36,720 – $60,280	180
22	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,600	$28,300 – $46,460	90
23	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,210	$29,960 – $48,580	310
24	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,000	$31,030 – $58,750	60
25	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$35,960	$28,070 – $47,600	60
26	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,380	$29,720 – $45,540	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bowling Green, KY. 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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